[Qrow, you ask too much. Da Vinci doesn't deign to respond. Simply takes the book offered to her and snaps it open. The spine makes an audible crack.]

Even geniuses like me must stay up-to-date. Especially when working on a tricky problem.

[The books, the mysterious disappearance of Philip, the condition of the lighthouse... somehow, it all fits together. If Holmes were here he'd already have cracked it. But da Vinci's genius lies in learning -- not in detective work. Therefore, she has to grab at enough pieces to find the pattern.]

This isn't exactly light reading material. Are you familiar with magic, Qrow-kun?