[ The answer comes quickly, but not too quickly, sternly, but only in firmness. ]
I don't want to.
[ He wants to be here, he wants to make sure that she's alright because they're friends. They might be more than friends, a little bit, by now. And Steve is nothing if not loyal; he always has been. He'd fit in with the Magicians crew quite nicely, if he knew of their stories.
Instead, he takes a look at the books she's chosen. ]
That one's pretty good. Really makes you feel something.
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I don't want to.
[ He wants to be here, he wants to make sure that she's alright because they're friends. They might be more than friends, a little bit, by now. And Steve is nothing if not loyal; he always has been. He'd fit in with the Magicians crew quite nicely, if he knew of their stories.
Instead, he takes a look at the books she's chosen. ]
That one's pretty good. Really makes you feel something.