diff --git a/xerbia.adb b/xerbia.adb
index db2430e..6ba7acc 100644
--- a/xerbia.adb
+++ b/xerbia.adb
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ use  ada.text_io;
 
 procedure xerbia is
 
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 	type resource_type is (
 		wheat,              gold,               wood,               stone
 	);
@@ -16,15 +18,16 @@ procedure xerbia is
 		turn
 	);
 
-	grey   : constant string := ascii.esc & "[1;30m";
-	red    : constant string := ascii.esc & "[1;31m";
-	green  : constant string := ascii.esc & "[1;32m";
-	yellow : constant string := ascii.esc & "[1;33m";
-	blue   : constant string := ascii.esc & "[1;34m";
-	pink   : constant string := ascii.esc & "[1;35m";
-	cyan   : constant string := ascii.esc & "[1;36m";
-	white  : constant string := ascii.esc & "[1;37m";
-	cancel : constant string := ascii.esc & "[0m";
+                                             ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	function grey   (text : in string) return string is begin return ascii.esc & "[1;30m" & text & ascii.esc & "[0m"; end grey;
+	function red    (text : in string) return string is begin return ascii.esc & "[1;31m" & text & ascii.esc & "[0m"; end red;
+	function green  (text : in string) return string is begin return ascii.esc & "[1;32m" & text & ascii.esc & "[0m"; end green;
+	function yellow (text : in string) return string is begin return ascii.esc & "[1;33m" & text & ascii.esc & "[0m"; end yellow;
+	function blue   (text : in string) return string is begin return ascii.esc & "[1;34m" & text & ascii.esc & "[0m"; end blue;
+	function pink   (text : in string) return string is begin return ascii.esc & "[1;35m" & text & ascii.esc & "[0m"; end pink;
+	function cyan   (text : in string) return string is begin return ascii.esc & "[1;36m" & text & ascii.esc & "[0m"; end cyan;
+	function white  (text : in string) return string is begin return ascii.esc & "[1;37m" & text & ascii.esc & "[0m"; end white;
 
 	population : natural := 0;
 	reputation : integer := 0;
@@ -45,22 +48,101 @@ procedure xerbia is
 		new string'("Submit your monthly strategy to the council and wait until next month.")
 	);
 
-	construction_price : array (construction_type, resource_type) of natural := (
+	construction_price : constant array (construction_type, resource_type) of natural := (
 		(0,  10,  60,  30),
 		(0, 120,  60,  10),
 		(0,  30,  10,  60),
 		(0,  60,  30,  10)
 	);
 
+                                             ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 	procedure separator is
 	begin
-		put_line (grey & "------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" & cancel);
+		put_line (grey ("------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"));
 	end separator;
 
+                                             ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	function query_reply return reply_type is
+		input : string (1 .. 1024);
+	begin
+		loop input := get_line;
+		--
+		for index in reply_type loop
+			if input <= reply_type'image (index) then
+				return (index);
+			end if;
+		end loop;
+		--
+		put_line ("Incorrect " & red ("reply") & ", type '" & blue ("help") & "' to list replies or look at message above.");
+		--
+		end loop;
+	end query_reply;
+
+                                             ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	function query_construction return construction_type is
+		input : string (1 .. 1024);
+	begin
+		loop input := get_line;
+		--
+		for index in construction_type loop
+			if input = construction_type'image (index) then
+				return (index);
+			end if;
+		end loop;
+		--
+		put_line ("Incorrect " & red ("construction") & ", type '" & blue ("help") & "' to list replies or look at message above.");
+		--
+		end loop;
+	end query_construction;
+
+                                             ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	procedure print_help is
+	begin
+		for index in reply_type loop
+			put_line (blue (reply_type'image (index)) & grey (" <> ") & reply_text (index).all);
+		end loop;
+		--
+		separator;
+	end print_help;
+
+                                             ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	procedure print_resources is
+	begin
+		for index in resource_type loop
+			case resource (index) is
+				when 0      => put_line ("You don't have any " & red (resource_type'image (index)) & ".");
+				when 1      => put_line ("You have " & blue ("1") & " unit of " & blue (resource_type'image (index)) & ".");
+				when others => put_line ("You have" & blue (resource (index)'image) & " unit of " & blue (resource_type'image (index)) & ".");
+			end case;
+		end loop;
+		--
+		separator;
+	end print_resources;
+
+                                             ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+                                             ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+                                             ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+                                             ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 begin
 
 	separator;
 	separator;
 	separator;
 
+	print_help;
+	print_resources;
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 end xerbia;
diff --git a/xerbia.c b/xerbia.c
index 64dd0d6..971c2d7 100644
--- a/xerbia.c
+++ b/xerbia.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static void separate (void) {
 
 static int query (char * names [], int count) {
 	char input [1024] = "";
-	int  index        = reply_help;
+	int  index        = 0;
 
 	requery: for (index = 0; index < 1024; ++index) {
 		in (& input [index], 1);