"A shadow?" He sounds skeptical about that, but glances around just the same. Should he not be trusting the shadows? This is an unsettling development.

"And I don't know, I haven't thought about another hiding place. We could put it up high, like you said...or mix it up with some other books."

A huff, and another look around, as well as a couple steps down the bookshelf. He's not leaving, though.

"Or in something?"