Christine looked towards him, "Sorry for the loss. I hope you manage to get on top of this and it goes well. Luckily for me, books don't change much with time, they just find better and easier ways to make them." She smiled slightly.

"I can understand. I wanted her to feel comfortable with our strange situation. Having a woman be generous to a girl without self gain could be strange." Though she certainly was just wanting to have the girl be dressed as nicely as her and loved the joy it brought.

She glanced at him and smirked. She was bored of learning things, but didn't say it. "That's wonderful. If you need any more books, let me know. I may even let you simply borrow them as long as you keep them in good shape. Knowledge is a gift that's free to give, right?"