The door slowly began to open, amazing the two kids as they ran towards the exit and touched the wooden shelves.
—Look! Look! It's true! Everything is made of wood!—Exclaimed Apolo excitedly as he touched the neighboring bookshelves, causing some heads to pop out in response.
—Yes, look, the books seem to be written in another language!—said Hermes with excitement, taking one of the books from a shelf and then putting it back. The bookshelf from which Hermes took the book stared suspiciously at the boy, seeming unsure whether to ask him to solve riddles.
—What are you doing, brats? You're going to get killed!—Adam yelled angrily, rushing to return the books to their shelves and grabbing the boys by the back of their robes to prevent them from escaping—Listen carefully: don't touch any bookshelf and don't listen to them. Don't do anything strange, just follow me!
The two boys nodded with some fear, but they seemed to be trying to break free from Adam's grip to run away again.
—The kids will be fine; they're from the day care centers—someone replied cheerfully.
Adam turned around and looked toward the source of the voice: it was the monk who had come out to see the commotion the children had caused.
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—What is the day care center?—Adam asked while making sure the kids didn't run off again.
—Study it, I don't have to answer your questions...—the monk replied, looking at Adam with pity—The gray robes are from the day care centers, and we can't give our books to the kids who live there. So don't worry so much, hero, no one will harm them.
Adam looked at the boys' robes; in the cave's lighting and with his mind elsewhere, he hadn't noticed the issue with the color of their robes, but now he realized that it could draw the guards' attention. However, both boys had identification cards for the middle floors, so they should be fine.
—What is the day care center?—Adam asked, looking at the two boys while still holding onto their robes to prevent them from escaping.
—It's where we live. Will you let us go, big guy?—Hermes asked with some annoyance at the grip.
—Yes, but don't run off...—Adam replied wearily—The librarians in this area are more dangerous than the bookshelves lately, so if you go too far from me, they might kill you...
—Really?—Apolo asked fearfully, looking suspiciously at the hallways—Where are the mannequins? We're alone here. It's dangerous!
—Very dangerous!—Adam added, affirming the idea—Besides, the old guy with sharp teeth in the cave put a bomb in your head, so if you stray too far from me, your head will explode, and you'll turn into books.
—Huh? But why?—Hermes said, crying as he touched his head, trying to feel if anything was abnormal.
—Don't think too much about it. We're just going to complete the mission and come back...—Adam replied wearily as he let go of the scared boys and started walking forward. However, now the young hero realized that there was another problem: he couldn't walk because the two frightened boys were clinging to his legs.