The great dilemma. [His tone is dry with light sarcasm and heavy exhaustion. Today has been a better day than yesterday, so much more productive, but that doesn't mean he isn't feeling it. And he's probably going to keep feeling it for some time, at least until he's able to transform again. The Emperor said it was dependent on how hard he tries to force the power back to him — which seems like an easier way of saying how much he wants it back.

As he moves around to the other chair across from Sarah, he follows her gaze to the books. This library is pretty comparable to the Business Office's, especially in terms of age. He'd had a chance to look through some but not all, and he found himself disappointed. There hadn't seemed to be anything about the war in any of them — the history of the Moon Temple, who its Priestess is, her relationship with the Emperor — and Bigby had walked away from them in his frustration. Now that he's calmed down, it's easier to look through them without feeling like he's wasting his time. Or watch someone do it for him anyhow.]

I wouldn't put the others out of the equation just yet. Just because they're fables doesn't mean you can't learn from them. [Heh.] They're telling you things in a different way, not a wrong or useless one.