"Thank you," Ari said, sliding into the indicated seat and giving the stack of books a quick glance. They looked as though they could be promising, though as she had learned the day prior, that meant very little. "I also may have a bit of a clarification on the subject - from my trip to the Tower yesterday. If it helps." She smiled easily. "I know what I gave you earlier was vague - I'm sorry, the story that prompted the search was not rich in detail."
She reached for the top book in the stack, carefully opened it, saw that it was not in a language she could read. There was more than one, but books this old usually eluded her; modern languages were practically a necessity in her line of work, but ancient tongues were never addressed by music teachers. "I believe I am looking for information on intelligent magical creatures, perhaps elemental in power, though perhaps not. There was some mention that they may fight alongside humes, though the circumstances of such are a mystery to me." It didn't matter that this information hadn't come from the Tower; there was no reason why Lex and Merri would compare notes, and it was still sufficiently vague enough to keep her circumstances hidden - she hoped.