[Belle glances up from her own book when Sunny seems to notice her, offering a smile to his apology. when he points out the word he's stuck on, she doesn't hesitate to lean over his shoulder and glance at it.]

Accomplished. The Kingdom of Thorne's royal army consists of both the most accomplished mages in the land -

[ she can't help but notice that this is one of the larger historical texts in the library. useful, but wordy. likely biased in favor of the kingdom, as many of these books are.]

This is an interesting find. I don't suppose you'd be willing to share it? We could read through the text together.