DAY 36: LIBRARY

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Keman retreated to libraries almost instinctively. He liked books. Books were simpler to deal with, and they didn't change. No matter what, the ending always stayed the same. Even if it was a bad ending, that ending was still a constant. Constants were good. They didn't surprise him, didn't show up out of nowhere and throw everything off kilter.

This had.

His mother. They'd taken Alara and done horrible things to her. Made her forget, fed her lies. He wouldn't wish it on anyone, not even Myre. And that was what would happen to him, too, if he wasn't careful. He'd lose himself completely. He was already slipping, already more halfblood than dragon. How long before halfblood turned to human, and Keman became Calvin?

At any rate, he needed to tell Shana everything that had happened. Alara was her mother, too. Keman left a note for his sister on the board, letting her know where he'd be, and then pulled the largest book he could find off the shelf: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. It looked to be a massive collection of plays and poetry. Good. Opening it to a random page, he settled down and began to read.

[for Shana (and Valyn and Shadow?)]

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L made no retaliation against Mello when he grabbed his sweater and shoved him against the bookcase. Taking action at this time could have resulted in sedation, and L did not have any desire to end up that way without having a good reason. Instead he just held Mello’s gaze as the young man threatened him, showing no sign of backing down from his decision. L was not one to take orders from anyone, especially when those orders came in the form of a threat.

Regardless of who he once was prior to coming here, he would now have to trust Mello’s good judgment to do what was necessary. If it came down to his heir having to kill him, then it would have to be the best and most logical course of action… worth wasting time over.

The intercom came on and signaled the end of the shift. L started off towards his nurse so she could escort him back to his room but he paused a moment, “One of you needs to step out from under my shadow sooner or later.” He said, voice quiet but firm, “Which will it be?”