I don't expect involvement in any particular confrontations, but my brief time working with the Scions led me to understand that conflict simply finds us. If that should happen, I'd prefer to be prepared.

[Conflict also finds her Echo pretty solidly but she doesn't really feel like thinking about that. Over the last several days she reached the realization that she doesn't feel like thinking about anything, and that is no way at all for even a half-baked scholar to behave.]

Do you suppose they might let us borrow a book or four?