"You just need to talk to the palace secretary," she says, gently urging Inric out of the room. "Goodbye, Magister!" The door shuts, furious hope on one side and bemusement on the other. Inric leaves the palace to find Mathea gone, and Copper waiting patiently on the wall. The dragon ferret greets him with a questioning "Mrrp?" "Yes, I found the book," Inric says. "Well. I'm not sure whether I found the book or Magistra Colle found me..."