"I was curious how it would go. I was certain you would get the first two ingredients without real trouble, but to get all three, I am impressed." The archmage spoke with a serious voice but nod his hooded head, the white mask showing beneath briefly. There was a quiet before he gestured Tehr over.<br/><br/>"I will reward you for your acquisitions in two ways. First." He reached over to lift up the heavy book, presenting it to Tehr. Within, the writing was strange insignias, dragonic writing. Yet different. Strange insignias and symbols making it almost unreadable. "Codex Arcana, or a wizard's spellbook." He sounded like he was smiling behind the mask, there was an almost warm tone to his voice.<br/><br/>"You have<em>my permission</em>to use this to copy spells to your own list of spells. Consider it an honor. Most mages are not permitted to touch this, and its a show of trust. To permit you to touch my own spellbook."<br/><br/>The tome was massive, but the sheer amount of pages was more overwhelming. The book looked like it could easily hold a thousand pages if not more.<br/><br/>"You will need to prepare<em>Read Magic</em>as your cantrip for the day to understand it. For security, the magic I use is written in code. However, I will tell you its secret so you can read it." With that said, he whispered a bit to Tehr's ear carefully.<br/><br/>The knowledge in the book was likely more costly than some houses in the Londinium itself.<br/><br/>"For the nymph's hair however, I will pay more than filling your tomes with knowledge and your pockets with gold. For that, I will grant you a request. Speak freely and name what you desire most at this time. There are limits of course with what I may do, but along time, you begin to learn just how far you can get before such limits." His tone was entirely serious. "My apprentice considers his limits far too much. You on the other hand seem determined to prove yourself and advance." He lifted a small box from under the counter, setting it upon the table.<br/><br/>"I can pay you in coin as well here, or grant you possession of a pair of gemstones here. They may be worth more, but you will need to work to get a full price of them, even in Londinium." He spoke this entirely seriously.<br/><br/>"Life is a challenge. Risks are worth it sometimes. Other times, they burn you."