Alcuin took a seat where indicated, curling into the chair and unraveling one of the maps, looking it over and making as much sense as he could. He asked questions without compunction, learning very quickly as soon as Bull explained the terms that were unfamiliar to him. As soon as he'd learned the first map, he reached for another.

All knowledge is worth having. That, and the D'Angeline tenet, Love as Thou Wilt, had shaped his early life, and formed the basis of his beliefs and personality. Alcuin loved learning, and he did it very, very well, going through each map and making sure he understood what he saw.