Finally, Peter laughed, although he quickly muffled the sound, shooting furtive glances around the library. They all knew that the Liberian hated loud noises in the dense around of books and shelves and Peter did not wish to be ejected. "Maybe some other time, yeah?"
Looking back to Amycus, he nodded again, smiling fully now. "I'm glad."
Slowly, he eased his book back open, feeling more content with himself than he had in days. Everything had been so unstable and uncertain and it finally seemed to be going back to normal.
He had even made a new friend. Wasn't that?
"Maybe we should get started?" He sounded cheerful at the prospect of studying, now more comfortable in Amycus' presence and not simply dreading what was coming.