"He managed to escape the wreckage of the World-That-Was-- he was a general, and he did what he could to save it, but there was only so much one could do-- and he awoke here. Blinded. No one quite knows why. His brother Teclis was his eyes, and they explored this Realm, and helped rescue and remake the aelves."

"I read a book that said he had disappeared."

"Where was this book? It's human, I imagine. They think if you can't immediately tap it with a stick that it doesn't exist. They are both less-- present, than they were in early days, but they are both very much around."

"I found it in a library on Shu'gohl."

"Of course it would be there. --I wouldn't want to malign the place too much, but their Vurmite Order really does think much more highly of itself than it should."

"Why do you say that?"

"They think they have a very big library, and they think it means they know things."

"Libraries and knowledge are not uncorrelated."

"True, but it really does depend on what the library contains."

"Granted. Are there any libraries you think highly of?"

"There are some libraries that are acceptable. Most of them have fallen, to time or to Chaos. The City of Emeralds' library is reasonable." 

"Is that far from here?"

"A week or so on foot, faster if you have a mount."

"I fly, for preference."

She has to stop and think for a second. "Four days, then."

"Perhaps I will visit."

"It may be worth your while, if you truly seek knowledge."