Mirastir warmly thanked him for this, but didn't linger. Then he followed Shane and saw Viola searching for something or someone, but didn't pay much attention to her search.
-- Sister, are you still short on funds? -- he shook his head, clearly unhappy that Raphael hadn't given Viola any pocket money. Or perhaps Viola is too meek and doesn't ask for anything. -- Here, take five jewels.
Without lingering any longer, he found Shane in the library and (when he finished reading) asked what it was like, whether the book was interesting.