Once they've sat down, Anvar finally asks the question he's been wanting to since he arrived in the Great Library and realised just how many allochthenes were present. "Why are all these people here?" "Nazarchtharin is visiting the library," his uncle says, and before Anvar can point out that that is obvious, he goes on, "Ffion is the scribe they referred to. She is from Rhydaber, which happens to be where Nazarchtharin's hoard is kept. She's copying some of the books here, to add to it." "And Magistra Colle?" Anvar asks, remembering what she had said when he'd first met her. "She works with you? What for?" "She is correcting some errors in our records concerning the Eldarin settlements on Eynvard." "And the children?" "Ylva is also from Eynvard, and is doing the fieldwork for Magistra Colle. Mina and Jakin are from Ossechia, and they are working to restore the Ossechian collection."