Hailton tapped one long tapered finger against her chin as she thought about it.  "Well, I know this isn't the answer you're going to want to hear, but you're welcome to come here and read it any time you want.  Even if you don't join the collective, I can put you down as a permanant guest of mine, and you'll be able to come visit my office here whenever I'm here.  But as for taking the book out of the academy, I think they'd have a problem if I did that.  At least for now.  Maybe in a few months when interest in it has shifted to something new.  People are notoriously fickle you know."<br/><br/>She smirked and added, "Of course, if you were a member of the collective, you could always petition a conclave for a temporary loan.  But you'd have to present a compelling reason and prove that you have some sort of skill that would be useful in having it.  Of course, as a priestess of Elistraee, that's one good thing in your favor."<br/><br/>Color actually rose to her cheeks, "and of course, with the right members chosen for the conclave, something I could help you stack the deck with, you might be able to use your... special talents... to convince them."