[Look, he's a scholar (to himself) in his world, too! But also, like, a coward. Or, as Jaskier would call it, a realist. If knowledge can never be seen by anyone, lest they become too powerful and too evil, then what was the point of the knowledge existing?

Perhaps it was only because he knew the very sorts of people who would love to use that sort of knowledge.

He purses his lips. Oh.]

Well, when you put it that way. I wasn't aware things lived in, er, books. [That certainly sounded like secret society slash sorceress things. Certainly out of his realm of understanding, but he trusts Zelda knows exactly what she's doing, too. Gods forbid he go around telling anyone else how to do their job. He's had plenty of busy-bodies attempt the same for him!] I'm sure you've seen it, but the library here is rather fascinating. Tomes I've certainly never heard of. It's quite rare to find any sort of grand collection of books at home. Not something even monarchs tend to muss about with.