The merchant actually remembered Naila, something that made things a lot easier for them. He offered them a seat and he was so polite that Alex felt bad for interrupting his breakfast. He hadn't even finished his eggs but was sitting there and allowing two strangers to ask him weird questions. Naila on the other hand didn't seem to really mind how the man felt.
"Thank you for letting us ask you a few questions." Alex said and the man smiled. He was definitely handsome when he was younger. He had a kind and sophisticated air to him. Naila once had told him that merchants were always different. They had traveled so much, seen so much of the world that they were easy to spot from simple everyday people. He had doubted her back then but now he wasn't so sure she was wrong.
"It's alright. I do remember that I sold you a book right?" He asked her and the fairy nodded, excited.
"Yes, about that book. Could we ask you where you got it from?"