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Gloom kind of slowly slid until Algie was forced to hold him in his arms against his chest. The book was nosed at, then a paw pressed to it. Shadows seemed to leak out from the paw and envelope the book until it disappeared from the professor's grasp.

The marten wriggled in his arms until he could twist around and face him. "Is it okay- Gloom can be here?" he asked quietly. "Gloom is supposed to ask if Gloom can because promises." Which was to say he would be in the basement or the store, perhaps, if given the chance but only if it was alright with Algie.

"Gloom will be nice to the books," he intoned rather seriously. The marten shuffled around in Algie's arm before he was bouncing out of them and over to a box. His tail swished slowly from side to side.

"Violetta," he said softly. "Gloom knows of her. With flowers like the Peaceful One." There was something off about the way he was talking about her or perhaps it was just Algie's imagination. "Gloom won't be trouble for Violetta or professor friend." His tail swished side to side as he seemed to slink back into the shadows of the basement.

"Gloom will also work on quest." Soon it was just the whites of his eyes visible. "Professor should practice too." Then, as he slowly blinked. "Bye friend."

The shadow creature was gone.