Quanil was busily scribbling down the provided answers. Research into the origins of Sentient Books! How fascin-... Oooh, they're kept in the Guildhall! Make a note of that! DEFINITELY write down the ways to kill paper wasps, and they underlined "NO FIRE" thrice to be extra sure of that.
The idea of deterrents settled in their brain. Deter them? Surely they'd just go find another book then, more knowledge to destroy? No, no. Quanil was usually very understanding about the cycle of life and death - you kind of had to be, growing up in and around the Fields - but the very concept of paper wasps appalled them.
They jotted down the last bit of info, from Maea's question about the books - good to know, good to know - but the deterrent idea was still bugging them.
They raised their hand but asked at the same time, without waiting for an acknowledgement, "Let's say we figured out a 'deterrent'," they tried not to sound dismissive of the idea, "for the paper wasps and we managed to safeguard all the books here. Where would they go then?" And then a more horrible idea grabbed hold of them, and their eyes widened. "Could paper wasps infect Sentient Books? What if they destroyed a Sentient Book with someone trapped inside?!"
The idea of deterrents settled in their brain. Deter them? Surely they'd just go find another book then, more knowledge to destroy? No, no. Quanil was usually very understanding about the cycle of life and death - you kind of had to be, growing up in and around the Fields - but the very concept of paper wasps appalled them.
They jotted down the last bit of info, from Maea's question about the books - good to know, good to know - but the deterrent idea was still bugging them.
They raised their hand but asked at the same time, without waiting for an acknowledgement, "Let's say we figured out a 'deterrent'," they tried not to sound dismissive of the idea, "for the paper wasps and we managed to safeguard all the books here. Where would they go then?" And then a more horrible idea grabbed hold of them, and their eyes widened. "Could paper wasps infect Sentient Books? What if they destroyed a Sentient Book with someone trapped inside?!"
