Rita makes a face at his awkward manner of offering it, but she's quick to take the book, her arms immediately sinking from the weight, though she manages to place it on her lap without dropping it.

Book-lover that she is, she takes a moment to admire the elegantly decorated cover and the unmarred pages before opening it to see inside. The small font and verbose writing are no deterrents; in fact, her eyes light up when she gets a glimpse at the walls of print.

"So the Prince really did have some nice things back there..." she muses. "I knew he was holding out on us."