Istredd is not accustomed to getting a lot of compliments tossed his way and he can hardly argue against what Gale is saying. He does have a thirst for knowledge and a spark for this, but he flushes all the same, the positive reinforcement touching his heart.

"The sentiment is very much appreciated and returned, Gale." He smiles at him brightly, a little flustered about it, but he is generally in a perfect mood untouched by any of his doubts or worries. A triumph should be celebrated. "Your encouragement means more than I can say." Not everyone fully understands the desires or drive of a scholar, that hunger in him, it really requires other people of the same mindset.

"When I started this library, I never thought it would get to the level it has." It was always large and splendid in its own way, but limited by the human limitations they all used to have. It was an ambition for something larger that couldn't be realized, and now it can. "But with people like you adding to it, it makes a difference."