"You're welcome?" That shouldn't have sounded like a question, but Alec was so surprised that Adam thanked him that he wasn't sure how he should react. Adam acted like he belonged in the temple more than Alec did but he acted shy about Alec holding a door for him. Even with his centuries away from the mortal world, Alec knew basic manners. He hoped.

No matter how often Alec entered the library, he still felt awed by the beauty of the space and the knowledge that he had been placed in his care. Glancing over at Adam, he was surprised that the temple's priestess was reacting in a similar way. He remained silent, letting Adam get used to the grandeur around them and the gift that they had been given.

"Not really. I can tell you what books helped me when I first arrived here. There may be things in them that I missed or that I couldn't read." He flushed slightly as he admitted that, knowing that Adam would think that he was ignorant. "If something is beyond what I'm able to accept as reality, it's a blank page. Sometimes the words appear after I've learned enough to understand the subject." Looking away to focus on the elegant curves that decorated one of the shelves, he waited for Adam to comment on his inability to read some of the books or to dismiss him from the library.