[One's mileage may vary when it comes to charm and charisma affecting Stephen; that said, there's no loss on his part when it comes to helping a man having trouble reaching a book. He appreciates uninterrupted focus time, but he's not a complete jerk about it.
And besides, he knows that book. Well-used, unreasonably big, and about as detailed as some of the more verbose ones back at Kamar-Taj, except with a focus on the history of Thorne. Stephen, too, had thumbed through it closer to his arrival, hoping to keep well-informed and fill the unacceptable holes in his knowledge. It says something for a man who seeks to do the same, because though the tome is a popular one, not everyone pins it down with the hope of broadening their understanding of their new situation.
So credit where it's due. He wonders how eager he really is to get his hands on it, because Stephen remembers his nigh fervent impatience when he first stepped foot in this library.]
That's a popular pick.
[And here's the reason why they don't need the ladder: he simply outstretches a hand to compel it off the shelf with magic, and it floats down and straight towards Stephen. He grabs hold of it (this one needs two hands), turning to offer it to the other.]
I hope you realize you've just signed yourself up for an all-nighter.
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And besides, he knows that book. Well-used, unreasonably big, and about as detailed as some of the more verbose ones back at Kamar-Taj, except with a focus on the history of Thorne. Stephen, too, had thumbed through it closer to his arrival, hoping to keep well-informed and fill the unacceptable holes in his knowledge. It says something for a man who seeks to do the same, because though the tome is a popular one, not everyone pins it down with the hope of broadening their understanding of their new situation.
So credit where it's due. He wonders how eager he really is to get his hands on it, because Stephen remembers his nigh fervent impatience when he first stepped foot in this library.]
That's a popular pick.
[And here's the reason why they don't need the ladder: he simply outstretches a hand to compel it off the shelf with magic, and it floats down and straight towards Stephen. He grabs hold of it (this one needs two hands), turning to offer it to the other.]
I hope you realize you've just signed yourself up for an all-nighter.