Maggie returned with the book held against one palm.
The retrieval itself had taken less than a minute.
Foundational Principles of Mana Circulation was hardly buried among the Western Library's more troublesome collections. The introductory shelves kept several copies precisely because tutors occasionally borrowed them in batches, and the third revision had received enough circulation over the years that Maggie could have found it without consulting the catalogue at all.
She placed the volume upon the counter.
Lucavion looked down.
The book was thicker than he had apparently expected.
Maggie knew this because his eyes travelled from the top of the cover to the bottom, paused at the spine, then returned to the title with the quiet calculation of someone reassessing an agreement after discovering the fine print.
Her opinion improved slightly.
At least he possessed enough sense to fear a textbook.
