Even with Rance’s thoughts jumbled and emotions unsteady, it was impossible not to focus his attention on the book. For that he unfolded his arms and straightened a bit, the offer of written information doing what other reassurances had not. He brushed his hand off on his thigh before reaching out and taking the journal with another glance at Maea’s face to see if there was any hesitation. All he saw was an excitement he could empathize with, that of learning something new. He nodded as he opened the journal, skimming over the notes. “I’m more interested in people than bugs, but yeah, I get that.”
Focused on the book, he missed her look at their surroundings, but mention of the ‘lore seekers’ had him lifting his head. His eyes widened a bit as she made her offer. It wasn’t just that this guild was apparently a place where information was stored — and thus where he might find answers to his predicament on his own — it was the implication that they’d be getting out of the Woods and finding some sort of civilization. Had he been home, he would happily stayed in the forest for days, but this forest was terrifying in how alien it felt. Even just the idea of being near people and building instead was enough to pierce through the smoke cloud of worry and frustration still roiling in his chest. “I… yeah. I mean, you can just point the way, if you need to get back to tracking that Beetle thing.”
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Maea used “Invitation to Library”. It’s super effective!
Focused on the book, he missed her look at their surroundings, but mention of the ‘lore seekers’ had him lifting his head. His eyes widened a bit as she made her offer. It wasn’t just that this guild was apparently a place where information was stored — and thus where he might find answers to his predicament on his own — it was the implication that they’d be getting out of the Woods and finding some sort of civilization. Had he been home, he would happily stayed in the forest for days, but this forest was terrifying in how alien it felt. Even just the idea of being near people and building instead was enough to pierce through the smoke cloud of worry and frustration still roiling in his chest. “I… yeah. I mean, you can just point the way, if you need to get back to tracking that Beetle thing.”
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Maea used “Invitation to Library”. It’s super effective!
