Maddox raised an eyebrow when the Wes before him elected not to release Karn on the grounds that he stole the book. "Well..." he started, continuing to approach Wes. "That presents a problem. We need the book but you feel obliged by your duties to keep us from borrowing it." He stopped at the doorway, next to Sayuri. "This is quite the dilemma." He looked down at Sayuri, before pointing at Karn. "Go get the book from him." His gaze went back up to Wes now and he crossed his arms. "How dedicated to the Council are you?"