What, pray tell, do you hope to learn from scouring the books of a civilization that must cast outsiders as their heroes?

[ Did she notice him coming in? She very well should have as he commands a great deal of presence but her pretty little face had her nose shoved so far into these book that he had to break her concentration. To him basic knowledge, such as what she was skimming through, was a waste of time compared to what they should be learning. Hypothetically, anyway. ]