"Such an extensive library?" the lizard asks, perking up, visibly impressed. "I would be grateful for any writings you could lend me, thank you. I have, hm," he pauses to rummage through a pack he'd been carrying, "I have a few books on alchemy. This primer on the essential tools and fundamental practices might serve," he offers, digging out a small book that will probably seem an antique to anyone more accustomed to datapads--not the least for its weathered, slightly dog-eared state.