Alys looked up at Finny as he offered to let her do her browsing first.  She gave him a smile, for once glad of of his perpetual chivalry.  "Alright then," she said.  "Yes, there's a couple authors that have released new things, including one that published some new material on the Wasteland cities."  The animation in her voice indicated her excitement, belying the relative neutrality of her expression.  She lead the way through the stacks at a brisk pace, heading first to the fiction section, where she made a couple different stops, including one in the mystery section.  Alys was swift to locate the books she wanted, and in the end the walking took more time than the actual searching.

In the nonfiction section she lingered over the books a little longer, but still worked relatively quickly.  Here Alys told Finny a little about what she was looking into, though if he didn't seem interested she let it go.  Her focus on magic and how it affected human culture and development throughout history was nothing new; she'd been at it for years.

Her selection of books completed, she tucked the last one into a cloth bag she'd brought for the purpose.  "That's everything," she said, turning to look at Finny, her eyes bright.  "What were you hoping to get?"