"There's hardly a need for apologies. You must be adjusting still at that, and I'd not wanted to overwhelm you," she assured him breezily. Though Grace was mentally on her guard as she still didn't know quite what to make of Hermes, her body language and manner seemed effortlessly casual and friendly. She drew a step closer, peering at the educational material he was referring to.
"Would I be able to help at all?" she thought to offer. From the appearance of the book, it seemed obviously a sort of simple lesson of letters and words, but she couldn't just assume he wasn't much of a reader. At least not aloud. Some would consider it quite rude, and Grace took great effort to be anything but. "I confess I may be more a detriment than a help depending on the nature of your studies, but I'd be happy to give it a go."