Alric gathers up the rest of the tomes, saying, "I agree, we should withdraw for now, and I also agree we should turn over the heretical tomes to those that can dispose of them and prevent them from again being used to cause such damage." After stuffing the books into his pack, he slings it back over his shoulders and picks up his staff and lantern.
I had surgery recently and can't sit at the computer for very long. Please forgive me if I go for long stretches without logging on for the next couple weeks. Alric can be controlled by Pseudo if need be to move the game along.