He was still reluctant to get any version of Adrien involved with the larger affairs of his world, for multiple reasons, many of which he couldn't state openly. But the fact that he'd made the offer at all said much about both him and his world. "Perhaps so," he agreed after a moment. "In that case I hope I'll be able to carry it back with me then."

They did finally make it out the door, and found themselves to be reasonably successful in putting up the advertisements. Most shop owners the spoke to proved willing to allow them to put up the flyers, and those who refused were politely thanked for their time before they moved on. Eventually, as lunchtime approached, they passed by the library. "Hmm... I wonder if the library would have a place to post bills and the like?", he said as they paused in front of it. "Would you like to go in and check before we head to lunch? You could sign up for a local library card while we're there, if you liked; that way you'd at least have a source of reading material to pass the time with."