[ Sylvain just starts laughing, actually, hands propped on his hips as he wanders back over in the direction that they were both inspecting. Shooting Claude a smirk, he drapes an arm about Hilda's shoulders and leans into her a little, dark eyes bright with laughter. ]

I wouldn't hold your breath. I suspect we're going to have two libraries. The actual one, and whatever room Claude claims as a bedroom. Maybe we should just make sure they're not far apart, so we don't have so far to carry them all back when the shelves start looking empty?

[ His gaze scans the interior of the huge loft, bright and eager, because he can see just as many possibilities in here as they can, and it's even better shape than he hoped, from the owner's description. It was going to take some work, but the fact that they could make it suit their needs... that was the most tempting prospect of it all. ]