"Mmm." Call him pessimistic, but Erek feels like there's not enough. What if something happens to his one chance to revive his creators? Dogs first, yes, but he needs more shards as quickly as possible.

At Tobias's worry, Erek pauses before answering, though his legs don't slow at all. "The language barrier only exists in writing," he says thoughtfully. "Audiobooks. Or get them in hard copy but make sure people know they have someone to read to them if they're interested. I could probably rig something with my programming, make audio recordings of books I've read when I'm not otherwise busy. I bet Colin or I could come up with some means of transmitting the audio other than me having to stand there and read aloud."