[ it's not as though she expected the answer to be "we're bad at our jobs and have been twiddling our thumbs since the attack", but, you know. logistics and hierarchies of need is rather a good excuse not to have more permanent and appropriate lodgings set up here just yet.

alright, riftwatch, you're forgiven for people sleeping in the library. ness sighs again, in acceptance this time, and slumps back in her chair. ]

This is all so... daunting. I'm trying my best to catch up, but deciding what's most important to focus on seems impossible, it's all important.

[ her lips twist, gazing unfocused into the distance as she thinks. after a moment, she breathes in, eyes focusing first on the book, instinctively checking the title and subject matter, and then on—hang on, who even is this guy? ]

Sorry, I should have—I'm Ennaris. Ness, if that's a mouthful.