Sabine looked up with a smile. It gave no flicker (nor held itself to be a lie) even as Sabine registered several new things about the woman in rapid succession. The woman before her was not alive, and unlike the man Sabine'd played chess with back at the Thorne castle, she bore several very clear physical features that attested to it. "Thank you. Yours is great, too."

She'd meant to introduce herself next, she had, but instead, her head tilted, eyes skimming, and what came first, as she gestured at the woman's armful of books, instead became: "Is that one good? The Myths one? I was eying a copy at an earlier store but wasn't sure. I'm only just starting to learn about this place. If you have recommendations, I'm all ears."