Todd
*The library. I'm not esteemed enough to know the description of said library, although I can certainly pretend like I am. The exterior was covered in moss and vines, nothing major, although it was apparent that upkeep wasn't entirely their biggest concern. Instead, the architecture of the seemingly old building more than made up for it. With a large wooden door lying under a Voussior with two interlaced arches on either side, hiding their own ornate windows which bled light into the library. The design of the building was entirely Broque in nature, despite its' well meaning (and even humble) intentions inside.*

*On the interior, it directly opened to an atrium. Immediately a smell of old books would hit the prospective reader once they entered the library. It mixed with the smell of Vinyl and oak of the wood that absolutely surrounded them, although it wasn't necessarily a bad smell. In the words of a weird twitter guy; 'She stinks, but she stinks good'. Back on topic, a couple of rows of book cases lined either side of the main 'walk way', with stair cases in the middle, on each side. It was a very quaint place for anyone coming from different kingdoms, however, it was a Middle Mentian book enjoyers quaint heaven. Such as one particular Silnari traveler, whom was haggeling with a librarian..*
Rebecca
"Come on... Come on..."*She uttered, flipping though pages of a rather thick book. Its pages remained faded with age, however still torn with use. Melody didn't typically look to reading about combat tactics, hardly seeing a purpose for them at all with her position in simply keeping the Capitol safe. Though after months of having to leave the place behind to search for her family, she had grown desperate enough to resort to the books to figure out what could have happened to them. She knew that at any point she could return to her duty under the assumption that they got away in time, but she hardly wanted to take that chance.

She let out an exasperated huff, slamming the book close in finding nothing other than siege related planning. Melody hardly knew why she even bothered in a world like this. The centuar rubbed her head tiredly, feeling the stress beginning to weigh down on her a bit. Earlier in the day she had decided to come here in hopes of her not running herself dry, constantly traveling all over Mentia. She hadn't even went into her Macen form for the library was so large that she figured it to be pointless. The Centaur knew she'd probably be here all day at the rate she was going at, and she hardly felt the books were worth it. 

In her moment of silence, she picked up on some sounds coming from near the front. After a short debate, she decided to give herself a small break and began trotting over to noise. Her deer speckled back end seemed to stand out quite a bit from the normalcy of her human half, but it all felt natural to the centaur nonetheless despite how others questioned her. As she drew near to the source of it, she decided to stand up in a more authoritative way as she had grown used to during her training. Clearing her throat, she eventually asked the pair:*"Is there a problem here?"
Raymond
*A fairly tall woman clad in a noble's clothes was talking to a book keeper.* *"Listen, I don't see why the prices would be so high! Especially if they're just copies, you shouldn't have any problem selling them to me.. How's a library supposed to stay afloat with these price gouging's?"* *This of course was what the woman was saying before Melody had approached. The two turned towards the halfie, the other clearly not budging on this 'issue'* 

"No, No problem here." *She said with a sigh, haven given up.* "Simply.. A discussion about trade, is all." *Elizabeth cut eyes at the other women, before returning to Melody.* "I didn't disturb you, did I?- Allow me to apologize miss, I didn't mean to ruin your time here." *She bowed her head slightly, offering a small smile. In her arms were a couple books, one could presume those were the item of discussion given just how hard she was clutching them.*
Rebecca
*Melody looked the pair over for a bit, eventually allowing her posture to relax.*"Right. I suppose you have, but it was probably for the best for my own sake."*She said, mostly to herself in regards to the interruption. With the woman offering a bow, Melody held out a hand for her to shake.*"Melody Vander. Not often I meet someone so fanatic about books."*She said, passing a glance over to the librarian then to the books the woman held.*"Must be a very good read. How much are they anyways?"
Raymond
*Elizabeth took her hand, shaking it.* "Elizabeth Roquetelet." *She smiled.* "Not necessarily fanatic.. Simply an enthusiast is all, and the books are in the 'range' of INSERT BIG NUMBER!!, not necessarily in my humble budget." *Elizabeth laughed at even the notion of buying them for that much, but, she seemed to haven letten go of it anyways.* 

"I suppose you were here on personal matters?- If you'd allow me to accompany you.. Perhaps I could help you out on your trip here."
Rebecca
"My trip?"*She asked in mild confusion before eventually letting out a light laugh.*"I suppose you may think of me of a tourist of sorts, hm? Oh no, it's... Well more personal than that. I'm not too sure if you could be of much help to it. I'm hardly enough help to it myself."*The Centaur decides to switch off the subject, trying to return focus on why she was here exactly.*"You wouldn't happen to know much about the specifics of the Mentian war would you?"*She asked in a quieter tone, knowing just as well how much one side of Mentia was against another. It was hard to hide loyalties in a place that was so close to home. Why couldn't Mentia simply keep itself together?*
Raymond
*Elizabeth simply misspoke.. Meaning more so her trip to the library. But, I digress.* "Well- It depends on what exactly you'd want to know about it.. I'm from the Silnarian empire, so I wouldn't know *Every* Detail- But! Go ahead.. I suppose that's why you came here, no?" *Her grip on the book became calmer, not white knuckling it anymore.* "What business do you have with the war that can't be found in these simple bookcases?" 

*She sat the books down, leaning on the little desk of the receptionist. Fuck you Librarian, Elizabeth took pleasure in maybe displeasuring her.. Though, not like she'd actually admit it.*
Rebecca
*She let out a quiet sigh.*"Familial business I suppose. It seems like the innocents are starting to be caught up in this."*Melody said to her after being notified of the woman's possible allegiance. She turned away from the librarian and continued along with the assumption of the lady following.*"And unfortunately for me, that now involves some innocents that I deeply care for. I'm not too caught up on the tactics of war and what will become of them if they're fortunate enough to not be killed by it, but I've come here out of desperation to find out at this point."*She came to a stop, her posture more stiff with the words she had spoken hurting more than she wanted to let on.*
Raymond
*Elizabeth had followed, keeping slightly slower than Melody. She had stopped when the woman had, opening her mouth.. But.. Ultimately, choosing a different path of dialogue.* "Forgive me for if I speak too harshly, but isn't such recourse simply.. Needless?" *She cleared her throat, planning to elaborate.* "War is.. *Mostly* Similar across the Mentian kingdoms there's a sort of.. Chivalry, may we call it?" *Elizabeth offered Melody a smile.* "I may dare say they'll turn out relatively well.. Barring some physical affects, of course." *She laughed just a little, the last line being meant as more so of a joke.. The mental image of some Centaur distraught over a soldier taking a potted plant being funny to her. Although, surely it couldn't have translated well.* 

"Ugh- *Apologies, truly.*" *She bowed her head once again, similar to the earlier apologies for her excessive volume.* "Do allow me to assist you in whatever facet I can.. Close ties are the one thing that matter in this world anyways." *She laughed, trailing off into the silence she much preferred.*
Rebecca
*The Centaur merely stared at her for a long while at her comment, eventually clutching her head at the thought of what could have become of her family.*"Across Mentia sure, but there have been people from all over coming here just to take advantage of this war."*She said.*"Some of which clearly lack moral values..."*She lowered her hand away, feeling the thoughts begin to weigh down on her again to which she quickly just decided to shake it away.*"I suppose it's too troubling of a feat to bring here... People hear enough of it on the daily. Anything on Mentia's history will do fine enough."*She eventually said with a sigh, deciding not to press the Silnari with questions of it in noticing that she was hardly more experienced about the warfare than the centaur was. The citizens didn't deserve to have to worry.*
Raymond
*Elizabeth sighed herself, too. She wasn't able to assist the centaur, not well enough anyways. Totally isn't because I had no clue about any of the war details..* "Ah-Don't worry of it! Be assured, I'm a traveler.. So we may discuss whatever you may need." *It was the least Elizabrth could say, given her seemingly lack of knowledge on the subject.* 

"However, don't feel as if I'm pressuring- I merely hope to assist you." *She paused.* "Perhaps I'll learn something as well." *Elizabeth took one hearty breath, before looking around the book cases in which they had found themselves. She thought to ask what they were to do next, but she kept silent.*

*Her eyes examined Melody's face, wondering what she felt. The centaur held herself together well, barely letting anything slip. Elizabeth wondered though when she would slip up, a question of whether that would happen coming to mind too.*
Rebecca
*Melody's shoulders went lax a bit as she looked back to the Silnari.*"It's nothing for you to be concerned of. I suppose I've become quite focused on this one task I've hardly paid attention to much else going on around me."*She rubbed her chin in thought for a moment.*"It's nice of you to try to assist me. Had I not known any better I'd assume you to be a librarian here."*She let out a laugh at the comment, eventually coming to a slow stop as she decided to not walk much further.*"I suppose I've spend long enough in here. Some breath of fresh air would probably be better."*She tilted her head a bit upon eyeing the Silnari.*"Would you like to join me. Perhaps going to get lunch or something?"
Raymond
*The Silnari was internally quite happy to be compared to a librarian. But besides that, she would probably agree.* "Regroup and rethink.. I wouldn't suppose a lunch would hurt." *Elizabeth considered the impact on her wallet for only a moment.. Surely she had enough saved up. It came with a quick shrug, and a turn on her heel.* "Let me return these books- Wait for me by the entrance" *She paused* "Best if you got some fresh air now." *With a small nod signifying her bowing out for the meanwhile, Elizabeth walked off in a random direction, presumably heading back for a librarian.* 

*And so, after a minute or two, Elizabeth returned with nothing in her arms. She had lost her own little battle against the Librarians- But! That was alright. There was sure to be dozen more smaller libraries, or smaller families that had books to give or sell.* "Shall we? I'm not from this area.. So you'll have to show me around- If you don't mind." *She said with a small smile. It would be fun! Elizabeth would be enjoying herself, especially with her new found acquaintance leading her about.*
Rebecca
*Melody gave a nod in response, heading to the exit and waiting there while Elizabeth ran off to return her books. After a short while, Melody found herself re-accompanied by the Silnari.*"We shall."*She said in response to her question with a dip of her head, a light smile forming at the idea of her needing to take the lead of the place. Although she didn't originate from this part of Mentia specifically, she had found herself wandering the same streets long enough to have a decent idea of the area.*"I know of this place that makes pretty nice burritos. Have you ever tried one before? It was a first for me coming back this way, but it sure did wonders on the nerves for a while."*She said, thinking back on it rather fondly.*"Pretty filling as well."