"I will return before you begin to miss me." With a bob of his head and one last cursory glance to ensure he wouldn't be shot in the back once he left- Zevran vaulted over the side of the ship and took off for the teleporter at a sprint.

It took time.

Not as long as he thought, but just about, anyway.

But before that half hour was up he vaulted back upon the ship, a neatly wrapped bundle of books in hand.