Hillan
The month had that passed since the crew left Loguetown had been an interesting one, at least for Spiril. He had never been away from his parents or library for more than a few days. But now, after a month aboard the Argo, he had to admit that things were going surprisingly well. Sure, he had moments now and then where he missed the comfort of home and the life he had been forced to leave behind, but he had quickly grown accustomed to his new life onboard the Argo. And so, bit by bit, the longing to return home and to be back with his parents started to fade.
One of the more notable things that happened during the month was the attack on the Marine Base, where they met the former captain Freya
Spiril didn't have much in battle or on a battlefield, so he remained a safe distance from where all the fighting was, doing his best to keep himself safe, but he failed. After the crew had ended up ruining most of the base he had felt it safe to start heading towards them so that they could meet up before returning to the ship, but he got ambushed and wrestled to the ground. The man that wrestled him to the ground turned out to be one of the marines many recruits Sancho, Church, and Samehana had just rushed through and beaten into the ground. He was badly wounded, he was weaponless, and he had almost no strength left, but still presented a threat to Spiril. The two kept tumbling around on the ground, and as they fought Spiril became more and more aware of the trillions of different bacteria that live inside the marine, but Sancho showed up and saved him.
Since that day Spiril has been hellbent on learning as much as he can about bacteria and how they work, and now that they have docked at the harbor of Elfen Island finding a library is the only thing on his mind, but he frowned when he heard that he would only have two hours to do his research. Two hours of reading would just let him scratch the surface, and he would need way longer than that if he was going to learn anything useful, but it would have to do.
He left the crew and started searching for a library, but what he found could best be described as ruins. The library was a mess. Everything had a thick layer of dust on it. Spider webs were woven loosely around books, dirtied shelves, and stands. Busted lamps hung from wires that were embedded in the cracked ceiling and walls, and the ground was littered with dirt, glass, books, and torn paper. There was no question, this place had been left to crumble, but how could someone do this to a library? Did the people of this place have no respect for books or knowledge? "What the hell...?" Spiril asked himself as he started walking through the library in search for the books he would need, but as he walked he kicked up dust and the air became harder and harder to breathe. He could hear sounds of rodents running around just out of sight, and the rustling of papers caught in the draft.