"Ah, it's a lonely thing though, the book hunting. Rare finds like this one, however, make it all worth while," Rabastan smiled genuinely.
Merlin, why hadn't there been a woman like this when he was younger? He might have married her, so intelligent, so careful with precious things, and beautiful besides. He shook his head, "Ah, no, I just find myself in the right place at the right time."
He glanced at the list, then said, "Would you like to try telling the book what you're looking for?"