[ The way Liem rises from his table is all Howl needs. Without warning, he reaches out to grab Liem by the wrist, grinning with happy anticipation. The first of his old friends to see the inside of Prospero's...! And what a joy for it to be Liem! ]
Now it is, then! Come along.
[ Howl begins to lead him down the sidewalk, but they don't go very far. As soon as they reach the doorway to one of The Tomes' libraries, he heads in, leading Liem along down a hallway, and finally stopping at the first door they come to. This particular door opens into a non-descript reading room, but Howl does not open it. Instead, he fishes a piece of chalk from his pocket and starts to draw a pattern of circles and lines above the door handle. ]
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Now it is, then! Come along.
[ Howl begins to lead him down the sidewalk, but they don't go very far. As soon as they reach the doorway to one of The Tomes' libraries, he heads in, leading Liem along down a hallway, and finally stopping at the first door they come to. This particular door opens into a non-descript reading room, but Howl does not open it. Instead, he fishes a piece of chalk from his pocket and starts to draw a pattern of circles and lines above the door handle. ]
Portals don't make you nauseous, I'm hoping?