Kieran gladly grabbed the books from the professors hands and gave them a once over. “Yer tomes will be kept safe, Professor. Trust me, I don’t make promises I can’t keep.” It wasn’t as if anything even remotely exciting had happened to Kieran that he might have to worry about their well being. He’d have more questions, he was sure of it but found he learned much better with source material than without it.
Besides which he always had Jack to make sense of what was on the page should he need assistance. “I value these like I do my own life, Professor. Thank you again.”
He edged out of the door carefully maneuvering as his hands held the books. He would not place them down until the time that he reached his wagon for fear of not keeping his word.