Autor's grin nearly splits his face. "Which he has every right to," he points out.

"But if you pass his trials, do you get to meet the man?" he asks, giddy. "Do you have access to the library forever or do you have to pass the trials each time? How does that obscuring magic even work, anyway?"

Then he tilts his head. "More importantly, how would you ever persuade him to open the library when he has spent so much time setting it up as his refuge?"