Istredd does like to share his domain with other booklovers, both because it is enjoyable to see such positive energy flowing, and because it means they may fill new books of their own. He made this a public space and as people from Thorne leave, it will eventually stop being locked.

He is ready to interact with people otherwise he wouldn't have left his hiding spot, so he glances up when Jack quietly approaches him. He manages a faint smile for him, very weary on the inside from the pressure of keeping this all together. But that's his problem. "Of course, Jack, what can I do for you?"