"Pludock," the creature looks at you devotedly, then stops, apparently realizing that a name is not enough. "I

"Pludock," the creature looks at you devotedly, then stops, apparently realizing that a name is not enough. "I am a mephit. The mistress placed me here to watch the clock. The clock is very important for the library. If you don't look at it, you might go on reading forever and forget about everything. It's hard to tell by the mephit's tone whether he's joking or literally means complete oblivion.