#earthrunes

"A phone number. Let her mother call and ask for advice? That Lily is a new little bubbalah."

"Gladly" He pulls out his smart phone "I'll punch it in and pass it on if you like?"

"Aye. She should ask for Hannah."

"Hannah, your mom I take it?" he says

Zara nods.

He enters in the number, stares only for a moment, the nods "Thanks. This should help Mrs. Thomas and her daughter out. Theyr'e good folk." A cough "about this book? Is it okay if I borrow it? or check it out?"

Zara nods. "That one, aye - and these." She passes on the others she'd been collecting - 'On Realms' and 'The Garden of Sensation: Chicanery and Perception'

"Garden of sensation, nice title" He says and takes both "Thank you. Do I need to sign anything? I get the feeling if you don't know where I live you'd find out"

"There is a ledger, aye..." Zara takes it out, and shows him where to sign.

And he does, Z.W. He initials

"Oh, uhm Lion guy was looking for a book on Fiona. I told him Siv had it"

"Aye. She does."

"Hope i didn't over step but figured I'd save him the trouble . He seemed to think I was an assitant librarian, not that I can always tell with Pooka"

"One cannot, aye."

"Nice library by the way, my dad would love it"

"Indeed? That is a nice compliment, sir."

"Well, I mean it. I've been sent to a lot of libraries in my time. Heck, there's even a niche over there were you could make out with someone"

Eyebrow.

"Not that i would ever do that..." he course corrects "This is a place of learning"

"Indeed." Primly.

"I'll get these books back to you soon, thank you very much again. I should go I guess. " A pause "Hey, not to toot too loudly, but my dad has written some books you don't have. Want me to bring a few by and let you decide if you want ot add them to this collection? He's actually got a book about sluagh culture The Silent Social and how it handles politics"

Amused. "Does he now? Well, yes - I would be interested."

"Be happy to get it for you then" A smile "I should be off, lots of reading"

"Enjoy, sir. I look forward to hearing your thoughts, nu?"

"Well, I'm not sure how much thoughts are worth, but okay" And off he goes.

A passion for magic itself? What are the odds.

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