Rick appeared with his back to the others, and the first thing he saw was the gentle sight of exotic fish swimming past a glimmering ocean on the other side of the glass. He took two steps forward on good leather (he had been working late, and he was in a wrinkled but still business-like dark blue suit, with both gun and badge on his person) before he heard Micah's words. Rotating smoothly with a precautionary move toward his firearm, he aborted the movement when he only saw the others and no threat.
After a moment of silent regard from the catlike green eyes, he moved over to the plaque and stood over Micah to read it. "'The book'?" he repeated, looking around for the reference.