Sheik's eyes narrowed sharply at Mao's introduction. Even if she wasn't familiar with his titles specifically, the gist of them was clear, and put her on full alert. Her posture changed only minimally, and remained basically nonthreatening, but if the Overlord did pick a fight, she would be ready.

"A place where books are written and kept," she said, speaking up for the first time. Her tone stayed almost uncannily level.