"If there were books like that about Marian in the library ... " Her lips twitched slightly, "You have read Tale Of The Champion, yes?" She squeezed Merrill's arm again, "If you don't like the books - you need to re-writee them. Teach all of us the truth of your people. Doing that just ... makes people think you're defacing property. And personally? I'd rather read a book you wrote over trash I know is not right."

Another pause. "Just how much red ink have you been using, anyways?" Maybe they had ended up re-writing the books anyways.

She bit her lip. "Well that's good.... I suppose. Let's just ... keep an eye on him, yes?"