Great, the crickets started chirping. Chirp chirp chirp by the powers that be would they shutup? No, and they wouldn't take the necessary precautions either. Did none of them notice the [i]blatantly obvious?[/i] Again, the answer was no. There ere books and scrolls on the floor. That meant that something had to have been in here to do that, but did Mary and Souta care? Naw, they decided it was best to start getting to know one another (really, if you were the least bit interested shouldn't this have happened [i]before[/i] leaving on the mission?) and start exploring what looked to be a potentially dangerous area of this ancient library.

Then Silas approached. [color=dodgerblue][i]Fan-tucking-fastic.[/i][/color]

[color=dodgerblue]"'Suitable' is average. Run of the mill. Something you can work with but nothing special. We haven't deciphered enough yet to know for certain, but I believe that this place is marvelous for scholars such as ourselves. Now I know you Lumen have access to a basic dictionary."[/color] Akoni refused to make eye contact as he spoke, partially to be dismissive of Silas and partially to prevent jogging his memory. In the process he came off as more rude than he intended to, or at least more rude than he normally was, but perhaps it was for the better.

[color=dodgerblue]"In terms of finding about the seals, I'm more concerned with the immediate threats we'll be facing. Mary! Souta! Don't wander off. Looks like you crickets didn't notice, but these books didn't unshelve themselves. I'm checking to see what might be here with us and I'd rather you all not get yourselves killed."[/color] For the first time since entering the domed chamber, Akoni tore his eyes away from the tomes of knowledge. His eyes glowed blue as he barely whispered the incantation to a minor spell to Detect Life in the surrounding area. If anything was here, he should be able to make out its aura momentarily.