He nodded to her question. "Yes, a purple tentacle monster hiding in a rock, that tries to grab people as they walk by it. Very exciting, especially for me. What page would the bestiary be on, do you know?"<br/><br/>Once she told him, or not, he quickly flipped through the book, checking for the indicated information, focusing on the creature he knew about before doing general research for about an hour. That would let him catch the merchants just before they closed, letting him get the items he needed, before swinging by the closed inn to use a room for the night to organize and prepare for tomorrow.