A quiet, "Okay," was all Sophia managed to squeak out. Her cheeks were a bright red, and by now it was surely easy to tell it wasn't just from the cold. She had been so worried that Tim might pull away, but he was perfectly fine with it and even suggested they hold hands more often. Honestly, Sophia couldn't have been happier at that moment. In Tim's presence, their hands clasped tightly together, Sophia felt all her fears from the past slowly sliding away. She felt comforted. At ease.

"Geeze," Sophia remarked as they stared at the enormous library before them. "You're right, Tim. It's positively huge. I haven't been in a while so I've kind of forgotten." She shook her head for a moment at the thought of all the work they were going to have to do, then brightened up. It would be worth all the work if they could discover something about the cave and the tunnels and everything related.

"Alright!" She announced excitedly. "Let's get to work!" So they headed in and stopped by the front desk where the librarian sat doing her work. "Pardon me, ma'am," Sophia asked in her best library appropriate voice. "Where might we find some books on local lore and myths?"

"Third floor in the historical fiction section, upper left corner," the librarian replied.

"Thank you, ma'am," Sophia said with a bright smile. Turning to look at Tim she said, "To the third floor we go."

The third floor was quiet that day with few people lurking its aisles. Toward the center of the room there were tables and chairs with cushy arm chairs to sit at, and along the far wall there were computers for anyone to use. For now Sophia and Tim headed to the historical fiction section and began to look for books on Nottingham.