Ohhh. Interesting! Now, we weren't allowed to learn magic when I was growing up, but I knew some of those that were, and it was a lot of intense studying and schooling and work! It seems that's pretty similar here.

[Her tail swishes, happily, and she perks up, grinning that fanged grin.] That looks wonderful, to start out with! Thing with books is, you can never collect too many, so you may end up needing more room in the future. Just something to consider, moving forward. Need help carrying it? Or do you want to pick up something else?

Turns out, Monsters like me are pretty strong, and good at hefting things. Not something I've been accused of before in my life. Always preferred finesse over brute strength.