Lost Among Words

Books and more books surrounded him as he walked, one of his hands balancing a pile of them as he moved through the library. Aedan came here often, so often that it being enchanted to be larger on the inside than it appeared on the outside was hardly noticeable anymore, it was just normal to him.

So he'd move from shelf to shelf, picking the books he believed to be interesting, or ones his younger surrogate sister might like. He'd move around a group of shelves and find a girl there, she didn't seem to be particularly browsing.

He'd tilt his head and smile, "hello miss, I hope I didn't startle you," between his height and glowing blue eyes he was quite the figure. "First time visiting this library?" he'd ask, with a calm smile, he'd seen a few people get lost.

"Quite," he'd nod, setting his stack on a small desk, "bit of magic can make building near endless, I hear this one was half its size less than a year ago before they added the enchantment." He didn't use magic, but he did read about it, it was a common thing here after all.

He'd chuckle a bit, "if it wasn't for this damn nose of mine I'd have probably gotten lost once or twice," he was always able to track himself back out, getting lost anywhere was a rare occurrence for him. "Following your nose is....quite literal with me."

He'd spot a poetry book and set it on his stack, "I'm Aedan Drago," between her white hair and her exotic eyes, he couldn't help but notice she was an attractive girl. "New to the island?"

"Pleasure to meet you," he'd say with a smile, offering his hand for her to shake, "Chevalier...like chivalry? It sounds quite nice." He hadn't been much of a social person, that was something he was trying to change, so a little conversation would be good for that.

He'd chuckle, "enhanced senses can be useful," he'd tap his nose a little, "unfortunately it makes to where I can't taste much, but I'd say it's a good trade off."

"And what of you Miss Estelle?" he'd ask curiously, "what special abilities brought you here?"

"Nothing of note?" he'd tilt his head, "I've been on this island for two years now and I've yet to see anything that was nothing of note." He hadn't expected to enter a conversation here, but it wasn't an unpleasant surprise, "like you said, magic is magic, and magic can always surprise you."

His nose twitched as he added one last book to his stack, should be enough to keep him and his sister busy for a while. "That said," he'd give her a smile, "are you lost? I'll be heading out soon, if you'd like me to lead you out," an employee would likely find her if she remained, but he couldn't leave without making the offer.

Tilting his head back just a bit, his nose would twitch a little as he picked up his own scent trail, he didn't need it to find his way out, but it was useful. "Ah, well, let's make our way out then," he'd say with a chuckle, having guessed that she was quite lost.

He'd start to lead her out, passing a tiny fair carrying an incredibly large stack of books as they went. "Being lost in a book can be quite enjoyable," he'd day with a playful smile, "being lost in library not as much though," he'd chuckle a little.

Once at the entrance he'd check his books out, pondering something as he did. "Estelle would you like some tea or coffee?" he'd smile, "there's a nice café not far from here if you'd like to join me."