Of course the library was picked over already. That doesn't mean he'll give up. He has personal experience of digging around for any scraps of surviving literature at the end of the world, so he'll be able to tell if she missed anything. If he can stand staying away from the lighthouse that long.

"You have any experience with buildings created by magic?" He never knows with Lily, but she's been awfully insistent, and he can't help but think it's because she knows more than she's saying. If this is about the Merchant again, well. He can't say she's wrong to be suspicious. "Any other reason I shouldn't blink over and see for myself?"