Inside the box were a set of four leatherbound journals. Elua truly hoped that it wasn't meant to reference their knowledge of her recent interest in crafting with that material, because the work was not very impressive! The tanning was average at best and the stitch holes punched through the paper unevenly enough to bug her.
However, something interesting *had* caught her eye earlier when first scanning the items. The front of each had a hard, stone gray looking 'petal' attached like it was a pretty rock. Now she just wondered if they found the creature scales as interesting and wanted her to see them - or if it was done by people lacking the understanding of their value.
"How thoughtful. I trust my mentor's exchanges with you have been fruitful for the Alliance?"