He does not release his hold on her hand, instead rubbing his thumb in small circles across her knuckles. A mesmerising touch, designed to soothe. When he speaks, he keeps his voice low. They are, after all in a library, and if it makes her lean in closer, all the better to his ends.
"Surely you are safe enough here -- in this place. The keepers of books are also the keepers of readers, are they not?"
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Date: 2009-12-11 09:29 pm (UTC)"Surely you are safe enough here -- in this place. The keepers of books are also the keepers of readers, are they not?"