Inric picks quickly but carefully through the books in the crate, encouraged by Copper's evident interest in them. But before the bookwyrm can identify the one he's after, an unwelcome noise alerts him to the approach of more people - presumably Orien's unpleasant uncle. Inric steps back out of sight of the door, but to his horror, Copper is still rooting around inside the box. "Copper!" he hisses, and the bookwyrm jumps down just in time as the door opens. "These are the kind of items I am interested in," Orien's uncle says, suggesting the presence of yet another person.