The smile on the man in the green robe smile falters for just a split second when Tommy mentions where he studied magic. Then, as quickly as it vanished, it returns, full force, almost uncomfortably so. "An Academian! Delightful! Most delightful!" The man is a tiny bit louder than before, and a few heads turn at his exclamation of the word "Academian", most of the expressions look bemused, some of them haughty or annoyed.
Maintaining his forceful smile, the man now looks Keldar up and down. "A bit old to be starting training, I think, but the College occasionally allows shadowing for prospective students. Only the most general classes, of course. And as for, ah, goody bags, we don't hand any out, no. There are, of course, a number of places to obtain magical wares of all sorts. For a price."
"But the Library! Yes, it's open to the public, with some restrictions. No bags, no weapons, and an escort at all times. Maintaining the volumes is no small task, so we request a small donation of one silver Shield per hour spent perusing the library. Your escort would be a trained librarian, and would thus be able to help you find whatever you needed. I can take you there now, if you like?" He coughs and looks around, the assorted heads have turned back to their previous tasks.
The man guides you outside to a different building, this one with a rather rectangular base, out of which a cylindrical spire like the others protrudes. Fluted columns and a grand staircase mark the front entrance to the Library.
Once inside, the green robed man bids you goodbye and a Library escort takes his place. "The procedures have been explained to you, yes? Are they acceptable? I will need your weapons and bags before we enter."