Lemm, for all his scholarly-adjacent wit, has not cracked a great many realisations about the Hollow Knight. To him, the pause and the introduction of a new bargaining chip looks like haggling.

"What's that?" He reaches out with both hands, and it's still heavier than he expects. The thing slides towards him against the table a short distance before he manages to lift it up with a slight grunt. "This isn't..."

He reads.

"...Where'd you find this?" he asks gruffly, and taps a finger against the stone. "Did you break this?"