Garth
*Vukervajik was certainly a large place. It was a pain to get here and a pain more to finally be given directions to the library. At times being treated with confusion that a hunter like him was looking for books rather than game. But finally, he found himself at his destination.*

*In the great library of the city, lighted by candles dotted around the premise Shaw finds himself pondering over the various tomes and titles of the books that can be found on the shelves and occasional lectern. Eyes wide open and alert, almost as if he was hunting for something wild amongst the tomes, it can't be helped. Still incredibly new to reading as a skill he finds himself treating it like what he knows to help make up for his lack of experience. Though it doesn't seem to help too much.*

*To any onlookers of this particular stranger they could see he was quite obviously struggling with some of the more complicated names. He'd grabbed a few rather basic books, almost all of them labelled with 'Beginners guide' or 'So and so topic for children' and placed them on a nearby table, books on basic alchemy, archery, warfare (not one of the books for children obviously), the seasons, even a single romance novel was placed amongst the pile. Though he finds himself struggling to read just the title of a book on mathematics. Quietly trying to figure out the word*

"Mat-...Mahath... Mat-hem..." *Growling in annoyance at this cursed word. The desire to metaphorically stab at the word is ever more present as he continues to whittle away at his patience. He wished now that he had dragged that Elizabeth girl along with him. That'd make this easier for sure... He also probably should have paid for more lessons in hindsight.*
Marisa
*It had been a few days since Melody decided to set out once more in search of clues to her family's vanishment. What was once thought of to be a futile journey, now carried more hope with it from the words of a friend. The Centaur decided to backtrack a bit, realizing how much and quickly she was going to have to learn the magics she considered to aid her in her little quest. She had hope now though, and that gave her enough confidence and determination to find a way. 

The centaur came across a library within the lands of East Mentia, having to once more evade parties of war while she slipped across enemy lines. It was never her fight, but since the war had led to the destruction of her town, she found herself being much more involved in it than she preferred. Fortunately, the citizens of this country seemed to be relatively safe from it. It allowed her a space a peace and quiet to focus on her own thing, the library being the perfect place to while she hoped to find any magic books it could have.

She had made her way through the different sections, picking up a few books she thought seemed informative enough as she continued along the line of shelves. Her hooves made an echoing clopping noise as she walked. While she would typically have transformed into a more discreet race, she didn't have the energy nor magic to continue doing it for too long. A lot was wasted on the trip, now she simply decided to roam around in her true form so long as the place seemed convenient enough.

As she continued along, she managed to pick up some words of someone uttering to themself, seemingly in frustration of something, it wasn't long until her gaze fell upon the Silnari, seemingly struggling to read something. She decided to head his way, her larger form being quite obvious in the space, however she slipped on by him as if otherwise, giving him a light tap on the shoulder as she did.*"Need help?"*She asked him in a curious tone.*
Garth
*Rather enraptured in his actions at first he doesn't notice the approaching Centaur. What he does notice after a few seconds though is the growing scent of deer. Stopping his 'attempt' at reading he sniffs once and in confusion wonders why he smells deer of all things in a library.*

*Caught up in his confusion the sudden tap on the shoulder made him jump from shock. Like a cat being splashed by water he jumped backwards and away as if by instinct. His expression was one of surprise and bewilderment before he looks towards whatever disturbed him... Rather awkwardly he looked at the centaur before him. Never having seen such a creature before he took a moment to actually realise what she was. That explained the smell of dear permeating the air.* 

*Realising his impoliteness he stopped being tense and took a more relaxed stance. Silently praying to mighty Adelqin that his reaction wasn't taken as rude or odd. Sheepishly he muttered* "Apologies" *He then studied her more carefully, wondering what a centaur was doing here. Though for just a moment he held back a chuckle, realising he wasn't the strangest site for the local Macen of this city. This certainly put things in a different perspective on his thoughts about hiding his ears.*

*Deciding he should speak further to avoid a strained silence he remembers the question she asked him. He nodded slowly and held out the book he was failing to identify* "A difficult tome... Well met" *Happy he at least got a greeting out, he thought it was certainly a deserved greeting given her offer for help. Holding out the book, Melody would see it's a book for kids on basic equations, nothing more than multiplication, division, and so on. This being a rather obvious clue that this Silnari isn't exactly an educated person, but rather just starting out to learn various topics. Quite visibly he seemed pleased to be receiving help on this matter.*
Marisa
*His reaction wasn't met with anything cold, but instead mild amusement.*"Sorry, I suppose I shouldn't have sneaked up on you like that."*She said with a quiet laugh to herself for a brief moment while the Silnari settled in once more. Her gaze shifted over to the book that he held out to her, its contents a lot more simplistic than she would have originally thought from what she could scan through it. In comparison to the Silnari, she had acquired a rather higher standard of education to help prepare her for the work force she always planned to join. Part of her would have thought it to be a simple language barrier, but no, the Scralian most likely just couldn't read it.*

"It is a pretty hard read, hm?"*She said, taking the book in hand. The Centaur didn't want to talk down to him, figuring it nice enough that he was trying for whatever reason it may be.*"Wouldn't happen to be attending one of the schools around here, would you?"*She decided to ask instead, curiosity driving her to wonder if he attended a sort of institution in the area. The Centaur only really knew of the ones in North Mentia alongside the well-known school in Lymia. It was always a curious sight getting to see a student from them, she hadn't attended one in what felt like ages.*
Garth
*He nodded his head with her statement. Agreeing it to be difficult. Listening to her words he found it easy to pay attention. Almost reminding him of his previous experiences of being taught. Though the question of school was an odd one to hear. He shook his head sadly.*

"Too expensive unfortunately" *His tone was a little pained with those words but he laughed off his lack of funds as if it were nothing of worry. Looking at the collection of books he had stacked up on a nearby table his mood seemed to improve.*

"There is much here. What brought you, Miss?" *He looked at her with both interest and a smile. He didn't want to seem invasive but curiosity got the better of him. Looking at her as if thoroughly intrigued by what someone like her was doing in a library, he'd never seen a Centaur before but he had heard tales of their kind. Centaur researchers were not in any such tales... Perhaps she was like him in wanting to learn more about the world. He could have guessed the obvious of she was looking for information and left it at that. But just like the library, the two find themselves in he could sense there was a story perhaps.*
Marisa
*She gave a nod to his answer, letting out a quiet sigh in realizing that education simply wasn't given to everyone. Nevertheless, it seemed the topic at hand had switched to her now, causing her to think back to what she was doing here in the first place.*"Refreshing myself on the different magics."*She said, placing down her own stack of books next to him.*

"With the war going on, I've been more preoccupied than I'd usually be here. I figured some books can help me find what I'm looking for though."*She said calmly. Melody didn't like bringing up the war often. All it ever did was either ruin the mood or ends up falling upon deaf ears for those unaware of it. She had been so caught up in it that she could hardly remember the few that still remained unfazed by everything going on. It astounded her even now.*"Well here's to hoping anyways. Haven't exactly found anything yet, but these books seem pretty informative."