He had, indeed, mistakenly thought he might take the books to the Atheneum for later study.
Whoops.
He didn't get far at all before his bag tore and he found his leg caught in abear book trap, hissing with pain and surprise as red blood welled up from around literary teeth. He knew better than to try and jerk away, though the massive size of the papery predator was enough to send fear and adrenaline racing through his veins in equal measure. Kiada moved. He couldn't stop the cry of pain as Amalia tried to grab the book that was latched onto him, and while Deimos's words were wise indeed, there was that unfortunate 'IF' dangling at the beginning of his sentence.
Well. Legs were overrated anyways. Jigano tried to shift to his serpent form, nudging the shift away from the trapped leg, and wrapping twenty feet of reticulated python around the book to keep it from biting anyone else until they could drag it back to the shelves and then make a break for it.
And if he squeezed it extra hard in the process, well, bleeding never did put him in the best mood.
Jigano tries to shift to his serpent form and free his (lack of) leg from the book, then wrap himself around it to keep it closed and squeezes back.
Whoops.
He didn't get far at all before his bag tore and he found his leg caught in a
Well. Legs were overrated anyways. Jigano tried to shift to his serpent form, nudging the shift away from the trapped leg, and wrapping twenty feet of reticulated python around the book to keep it from biting anyone else until they could drag it back to the shelves and then make a break for it.
And if he squeezed it extra hard in the process, well, bleeding never did put him in the best mood.
Jigano tries to shift to his serpent form and free his (lack of) leg from the book, then wrap himself around it to keep it closed and squeezes back.
