"What do you need from the forbidden section?" the third ranker inquired, cutting straight to the point.
"More spells, enchantments—anything that can help," Reize replied, while Damian silently glared at Worldscribe-he was still pissed about the title, her smug smile revealing her amusement.
"Helps with what?" she pressed.
Reize hesitated, looking at Damian, who nodded. "We're researching ways to improve mana efficiency—or increase mana capacity," she explained.
That piqued her interest. "And how do you intend to achieve that? Do you have any leads, or just empty hopes?"
Reize bristled, "Why does this academy not understand the simple concept of 'if we have an answer we wouldn't be scouring the libraries for it!'"
Damian suppressed a chuckle at her outburst, placing a steadying hand on her shoulder.
