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Miwa smiled again as she heard Jazdia's reply. Miwa knew there was more to Jazdia's situation than what she knew, both regarding her curse and the emotional weight she seemed to be carrying but she also knew that trying to get answers before Jazdia felt comfortable to open herself was the worse thing one could be, even if they were trying to help. What Miwa could do though was to simply continuing to show her support.

[color=6ecff6]"Well... I don't know much about arcane texts, but I can try reading and understanding a little too."[/color] Miwa said with a chuckle. 

It took a bit for them to arrive into their destination. The room where Theriadore's most important works were kept, according to Arcan, had quite a strange design. The bookshelves were set up in a way that seemed to create almost a maze of sorts inside the room, illuminated by a strange cluster of crystals and, most interestingly, a painting with three elves, one of which Miwa assumed was Theriadore himself.

[color=6ecff6]"Whom among them is Theriadore? Each one of them is so different from each other. Their postures, clothes and even their bodies tell, each an entirely different story from one another... Although I assume that despite their many differences, they were all brought together by their love for knowledge and research, am I right?"[/color] Miwa asked, glancing towards Arcan as she stopped together with Jazdia to examine the painting for a moment.

While Arcan went ahead with Jazdia to show the pile of books she had asked for, Miwa stood for a bit examining the painting. In a way, seeing those three elves side by side, not even knowing which one of them was Theriadore made the name sound much more... 'alive'. A person instead of just a legend. Despite being undeniably a great genius, responsible for so many incredible things inside the gallery they encountered themselves, Theriadore was not a divine being or something like that. In the end, he was still a person like any other.

After a few moments, Miwa went to where Jazdia was to try and sift through the books for anything that could help them, even if she wasn't able to understand some of the more technical, arcane texts.

Before she could properly begin though, she overheard Arcan himself mentioning that alchemy was forbidden inside that room to Verdant, who had taken a peculiar vial out of her things for a bit. Unsurprisingly, Verdant's reaction to Arcan's words was adorable to say the least, making Miwa let out an amused smile... Until she heard Arcan's words about her heels.

[color=6ecff6]"What do you mean by 'absurdly high-heeled'? They're not that long!"[/color] Miwa replied, huffing in a similar way Verdant had just a moment ago, before recomposing herself.

[color=6ecff6]"A-anyways! These are a traditional footwear from where I come, called [i]Geta[/i]. They might look a bit uncomfortable but when you get accustomed with them, they are quite practical. The very fact they aren't made of a flexible material means water and dirt won't get flung unto the back of your legs when you're walking in wet terrain. They also help to keep one's feet and clothes, especially longer ones, dry and clean."[/color] Miwa explained, using her own skirt as an example when mentioning 'longer' clothes.

[color=6ecff6]"Despite being practical, part of the reason why I wear them is also because they are somewhat of a tradition for young Mikos. Like children, who also wear high-heeled getas instead of normal, shorter heeled ones, young mikos usually wear them to remind them that despite being miko apprentices, they, much like children, still have much to learn."[/color] Miwa said, explaining a bit of her culture and some of the traditions from her temple with a satisfied expression.

[color=6ecff6]"See? It has nothing to do with making myself look taller or anything. It's about tradition and practicality!"[/color] Miwa said, concluding her explanation despite no one having said anything about her using high-heeled shoes to make herself look taller.

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