[ there's an iota of satisfaction watching the similar look of frustration slip over her features as she slips through the pages- vindicating, even, knowing he's not the only one living in ignorance here. that being said, it's problematic there seems to be more people less in the know than there are otherwise. ]

That would be far too easy, I wager. [ a light scoff. ] Why bother with teaching when we can be left to flounder for ourselves? Hells forbid.

[ he drops the book back on the table, rather unceremoniously. it's offered him nothing but more questions thus far. ]

I've yet to find anyone else who's been dragged here who happens to have a fount of knowledge. [ yet. there's a dismissive wave of the hand. ] I detest not knowing things, so I suppose we've no choice but to get lucky or ask the locals.