Ezekiel laughs. "Steal me? They couldn't steal if their life depended on it. That's why they need me. No, no, my mom gave me to them."

There's a weird disconnect there. He doesn't sound too happy about it because yeah, he is still angry about that. At the same time it's said with the air of something that is completely normal. Like this is just how the world works.

And it is. Magic or no magic won't make a difference there. "How did you become the Librarian?"