[ As soon as Douman reaches into his sleeve, Sebastian’s expression shifts to curiosity, then to interest as he produces a book. He’s definitely been intrigued by what the library had to offer, but also not so much as to spend his Sand on any of the books. So, he takes the book with care and starts to flip through. ]

Interesting… And quite a troubling problem indeed.

[ He has a bit more to say about it, but he’s stopped before he gets into his theorizing as Douman expresses curiosity about him. That gets him to laugh gently and look up from the book with a slightly sly smile. ]

Not pressing, no, but it is at least a curiosity I can answer to.

[ He wouldn’t mind questions at all since while he could just admit what he is… There’s a fun to having it teased out. Especially so with a monk, but that’s just playful bias. His eyes drop again to the pages of the book as he reads it, though clearly he has no problem continuing to hold a conversation while he does so. ]

Not that I will answer every question, mind. I do like to keep some air of mystery.