"I taught myself. I found copies of books I knew in French that were in English at first to make comparisons. My papa knew some English because he's an inventor so he helped when I got confused. It wasn't easy but I did manage."
It had been a major accomplishment for Belle. She knew what was expected and that really only noble girls had the actual means to be taught, to have tutors, so the fact that Belle was able to teach herself made her quite proud of that fact. That she had managed to find a way to do so when no one would give her the time of day beyond her father who was often distracted. But then he was mentioning the book and she flushed slightly.
"If it is necessary, I would.. though I prefer books and reading. It's actually to acclimate myself with this time... to see how things are done for the situation we're in."
Okay, which.. probably meant she should explain that because she had opened the door to it.
"From what I have been told and read... people are being pulled here from different times and places by something called a seal from a cage that kept Lucifer locked in a cage and we're actually facing the apocalypse from the book of Revelations. I don't know the mechanics, just that i was running from wolves one minute and in this park the next... So I've re-read that particular book as well as the history books as it is now apparently 2012 as opposed to 1513...."
And now she was going to sound crazy. But hopefully Enjolras would accept it. After all, it was clear they weren't in France or their own times despite being there moments before.
"I know it sounds impossible, but the things I have seen in regards to advancements in inventions does stand to prove it is true, at least the time aspect. I just want to be as prepared as I can be..."