[ Richard's sitting with a small pile of books, seemingly mostly scripts for some plays and an illuminated manuscript for good measure, with one of the former currently open in his lap.

He's also, probably unsurprisingly, changed out of his armor and into some of the clothes provided in the villas. Fitting in aesthetic-wise might not be as important here, but it sure beats being in the armor the whole time. ]

Oh, Ayaka! I had come across this library and, well, I couldn't help myself but to see what was here. A lot of it is natural texts and things about ettiquite and the like, but there's some dramatical works, as well.

[ Not quite as targeted of a selection as Sigma's base of operations, but beggars can't be choosers. ]

Were you coming to look for something, too?