Jack felt a little bad, forcing mama to get up like that-- Painful memories of what the consequences were of such actions flashed through his mind (and across his face). He still smirked a little over how silly she was being, but the seriousness of trying to force a wild animal to do ANYTHING would not abate in his mind.
He walked calmly up to where mama was looking his way, and knelt down. Thankfully Dula was keeping his distance. He nuzzled her, and apologized-- She was still mad at him all the same.
Jack pointed out that Dula was being polite, and keeping his distance, because Jack had asked him to. He nuzzled her again, and told her that they needed to see the spider lady, like they had agreed to do the night before. She nipped at him, asserting that the agreement was BEFORE a creature taller than a tree had showed up at their den, and started following them. Jack chuckled, rubbed her affectionately once more, and asserted that Mama herself was more than twice his own size-- If he followed that kind of advice, the two of them would never have gotten together.
She boggled at him, but did not have a response, other than intense bewilderment, aghast incredulity, and worry. Jack assured her that Dula would keep his distance-- He was trustworthy like that.
She wasnt buying it, but was willing to go to the library and slip inside, if the giant thing kept its distance on the way. He chuckled at her, and accepted what he could get, and the two set off.
After a short walk the pair arrive at the magic shop and go inside after Jack holds the door for Mama to go in first. The relief of the bear was almost palpable, after getting into cover, even if it was from one of the strange 2-legged thing's dens. Jack patted her shoulder attentively, as they bipassed the magic shop desk, and entered the library proper, and walked up to the circulation desk.
Flo was clearly re-shelving books, as she was once again not at the desk, but signs of her activities could be seen with the gentle bobbing of silken strands anchored here and there behind the desk.
Politely, Jack rang the bell.