Bernadette
***Astoria ~ Marius's Manor***

He was completely at a lost of words. His eyes wide trying to take in every detail possible as he sets his bag down upon a nearby table. Hurry over to a shelf picking out a book or two, maybe even a third.

"In name of... How... How many are there? Some of these look like they predate modern texts... And in mint condition too!"
Joseph
**-Astoria, Marius' Manor-**

Eve watched Newt, amused at his enthusiasm, it was awe inspiring to her to see someone so young with so much zeal for knowledge, and slowly descended further into the study, taking a book from her own bag with black leather binding and rose gold trim, it was a book from this study given by Marius and she'd began reading it at the same table where Newt settled in at, her eyes fluttering from her book to Newt, with an amused smile and a giggle here and there.

"Take your time, Newt- and please absorb as much wisdom as you can"

She asked this of him and was a little bit serious and greedy in her tone, really wanting him to grow in knowledge
Bernadette
***Astoria ~ Marius's Manor***

Newt collected himself nodding to Eve.

"Right. Getcha thoughts in order Newt." He quickly mumbled to himself, "Now where to look first... Ah, right 'ere then."

He walks down the towering bookcases rummaging through various books for specific dates. Acquiring several of Marius's own writings and research in an ever growing stack upon the table. Though as he sat reading through aged notes and journals, his bag sat just within Eve's sight. Something green just barely sticking out from under the flap. Something about it feeling... Heavy. Like a long carried secret. It held some sort of significance if Newt was carrying it around, but what was it exactly she couldn't tell from what was peeking out.