Can we safely do that, though? If nothing else, I should arm myself too so I can help you if we encounter another one.
[She lets her eyes wander around... and eventually, they rest on one of the floating lanterns.]
Let me see if I can take the candle out.
[That'd be a surefire way to tackle even thick cursed books! However the lantern doesn't seem to like the young woman striding towards it - it speeds up!]
Wait! Hey-- look, I need you!
[She stops and takes a random book from the shelf! Without activating her tattoo-granted light magic, she certainly looks like an average reader in need of lighting... and sure enough, the lantern floats over to her, albeit seemingly more cautiously than they usually do. It stops a bit higher above her than usual, too - and when she jumps to grab it, it shoots up! No burning the library!!]
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[She lets her eyes wander around... and eventually, they rest on one of the floating lanterns.]
Let me see if I can take the candle out.
[That'd be a surefire way to tackle even thick cursed books! However the lantern doesn't seem to like the young woman striding towards it - it speeds up!]
Wait! Hey-- look, I need you!
[She stops and takes a random book from the shelf! Without activating her tattoo-granted light magic, she certainly looks like an average reader in need of lighting... and sure enough, the lantern floats over to her, albeit seemingly more cautiously than they usually do. It stops a bit higher above her than usual, too - and when she jumps to grab it, it shoots up! No burning the library!!]