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From what little she was able to discern, the text seemed to be suggesting that physical space was somehow fundamentally different than was commonly understood, that there was no such thing as "emptiness" as far as physical reality was concerned.

Beyond that, though, she was lost. She could hardly even comprehend the sentences that were supposed to explain the justification for that claim. It was written in modern Mohssian, but sometimes, it sure didn't feel like it. Even with a damn dictionary next to her, reading that thing was like pulling teeth.

Which, so far, was one thing that she greatly appreciated about the book that was currently in her hands. It was comprehensible, at least. Ibai hadn't used tons of words that she barely understood.

Or any, for that matter.

Was this a children's book?

Hmm.

She hadn't expected that, but as she thought about it more, that made sense to her. Suddenly, she could very easily imagine Ibai writing stories for children.

This length, though. It was the size of a full novel. She wasn't quite sure how child-friendly that aspect of it was.

But it was certainly nice to read something like this for a change. With all the stuffy, impenetrable crap she had been sifting through lately, this felt like stepping out into a fresh breeze after spending weeks in a musty old basement.

She didn't notice any mistakes in grammar, either.

Hah, wait a second...

Ibai had mentioned Gohvis proofreading some of his work for him, hadn't he?

So did that mean... that the Monster of the East had actually proofread a children's novel?

Just thinking about that possibility amused Emiliana to no end. She'd have to ask Gohvis about that the next time she saw him.

This book, though, was actually quite lovely. The sentences were simple, but they flowed like water, setting up each scene and painting nice, quaint pictures for her in her mind.

In fact... maybe it was a little too lovely.