Bad Apples and Green Apples

The air around them stilled as the Mage in front of Timothy uttered those words. This Mage wanted to give them access to a hidden library in order to retrieve something for them? It made him frown, "I assume that it's dangerous so you're asking for help, but why us?"

She gave him a sugary smile, "Well, if it's a bunch of first years doing it—then I trust that the two of you would be grateful for it." Their persona flickered again as the shaggy looking man returned and paced around him, "It'd be easier if I ask help from some higher leveled student but they're more likely to keep the library to themselves. But I only require one book is all, the rest are for you and your little friend."

Was this their best chance to catch up to the other students?

Timothy had to agree to the terms of this ever shifting Mage and hope that they'd survive the ordeal in reaching a library that someone like them were hesitating on? "And you can't do it by yourself?"