Al turned into the library, and immediately began running his fingers along the tomes, before picking one at random and burying his nose inside.
[i]What am I doing here? I can't read.[/i] he thought to himself. [i]...But they don't know that.[/i]

"You mean exploring? Yeah, I do that by trade. Whatever I find, I sell. It ain't easy, but it's a fun way to live." he answered Noah, bringing a tome over to the others.
"Don't worry, Haruka. Exploring might seem hard, but you get used to it. You just gotta use your guts. They'll tell you where to find the things you want." he said. He hummed for a moment, experimentally reaching out his hand. She was a dog. Dogs like pets.
As such, Al pat the martial artist on her head.