"Don't be. At long as you're not setting the books on fire, I don't care how you carry them," Kate replies, smiling back at Hermione. She's never seen the girl around, here but with so many people coming in and out and just living on different cohorts in Baedal, meeting strangers just isn't something out of the ordinary.

Kate shakes her head at the notion of her being busy and pushes the cart against the shelves to steady it as she leans against it, arms crossed oh so casually in front of her. "Well, you're in the right general area for history books, but I'm pretty sure we only have a few that seem legit." Though those books are really just word of mouth set on paper, nobody's going to find the more important historical aspect on things like the Militia and the Candlelighters. "Is there anything in particular you're interested in?"