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Remus chuckled, understanding the dilemma. "You are quite welcome to take hours if you like, though I doubt you should want to at this hour." Beside her father, Lily's stomach rumbled softly & she blushed in sheepish embarrassment. Her father gently nuzzled the top of her head. Relm looked back from the window apologetically. "That's right: I was supposed to tell you dinner would be soon." Remus nodded his head thoughtfully, the dark bands on his ears showing their twitch more clearly. "Thank you, Relm. Perhaps, Kaleb, there is something you have been searching for? We could see if there is a copy tonight, & perhaps another visit you will be able to search the titles to your heart's content."

An almost mischievous curl turned the corners of the wizard's maw. "Of course, there are always new books finding their way to the shelves so it may seem an unending endeavor at times."

The kitsu smiled softly, recognizing the look in the audio's eyes. "You are more than welcome to, Kaleb. Just do not think you must see them all at once. You may return anytime." Relm cast the wizard a knowing smile, her brow quirking in an "oh, really?" gesture which caused Remus to blush. "Well, most anytime." He amended with a twitching smile, thoughts now on how Nari & he often spent their time in the library when they were not reading.

Liliana's eyes narrowed as she pouted, seeing from her father's reaction that he was thinking of her mother again & getting a little jealous. "Maybe a category? Narrowing a search helps."

"You wouldn't be inviting yourself over: it's an open invitation." Remus gave him a comforting smile. "If it would make you feel more at ease, you could call first. There is always someone at home."

Liliana huffed with a burst of laughter as Kaleb retracted his hand from the book. "That book doesn't bite. Care of Magical Creatures would though." She nodded at his preferences. "And you're safe with those too. Seems the healer minded aren't of a mind to cause pain." Lily winked and giggled, feeling she had made a joke. Relm found herself smiling but Remus gave his daughter a reproachful glance that she missed entirely.

Liliana giggled & her father shook his head slightly. "I think what my daughter meant is that there are a few books that might bite if given the chance, though the ones on healing are all quite safe. A few even seem to be embedded with a little healing magic of their own."

Relm was looking at Kaleb with an incredulous shaking of her head. "Will you just take the book already, Scholar? And call. Yes. For books or to study the door's magic or anything." With one hand on her hips she waved her brush in the other impatiently. "You're a friend." She said as if that explained everything.

Remus raised a brow. "Interested in the magic of the magic door too, are you?" Father & daughter chuckled softly. "I cannot say I blame you there. The Weasley Twins & I melded some fairly different magics for the spell that enables it to work."

Remus & Lily shared a glance and grinned. "Yes. That would be most interesting for all of us I believe. Perhaps we could even get a chance to study Relm's magic, now that Keme has tamed her."

The pictomancer blushed crimson. "Hey! The wizard gave her a look as if daring her to refute it & Relm ducked her head in embarrassment.

Liliana dissolved into giggles to which the artist spun to snap something at her but right at that moment there was a knock on the door. Following it, Trelweny's voice could ber heard calling "Dinner! For those that want it!" Oddly enough, her voice had an echoing quality to it that those that lived there did not pay any heed to. At times like that, the speakers voice could be used to project into all the rooms that might be in use at once.

The crimson furred kitsu straitened up immediately & quickly cleaned her tails to make them presentable once more. Remus nudged his daughter gently towards the door & Relm slipped her brush back into her pocket. "Want to join us, Scholar? Ginny's quite a cook."

Remus eyed the mage thoughtfully. "Perhaps it would be more kind of us to bring him a plate, Relm. The family might overwhelm him, even if not everyone is present.

Relm nodded absently at Remus' suggestion but balked at Kaleb's comment. "Not imposing at all, Scholar. I'll go grab you a plate of something. Save you from being groped by Bubbles." The wizard swallowed a cough quickly as the females shared a knowing look with laughter in their eyes. " You're safe here. She doesn't read. Not even sure the bimbo knows how to use the door." She muttered the last under her breath as she waved & hurried out the door. "Be right back!"

The kitsu followed soon after. "Feel free read something if you like. It was a pleasure meeting you, Kaleb." "Likewise!"

((sorry. blanked on a response. not that this is much better.))

Ever so quietly Relm tiptoed back into the library with a tray of food and drink. Mindful of how the scholarly minded could be when reading, she had taken time to make the dinner served everyone else into managable sandwiches -slices of fresh cooked roast beef layered with steamed spinich between two "slices" of Yorkshire Pudding in place of traditional bread. The soup -tomato- she had thoughtfully put into an insulated cup both to keep it warm as well as make it more manageable to ingest without a mess. Having forgot to ask for a drink preference there was a large water as well as a smaller orange juic & milk; all with straws. Setting the tray on a nearby table Relm dragged the entire thing over within reach of Kaleb's hand. With a silent chuckle she ruffled his hair before heading back out of the library to have her own meal.