Picked it up by myself. It ... was not always easy.

[ mostly because all he does with it is cause everyone Grief no matter his good intentions but let's not linger on that. he's obviously curious about the notes, but doesn't ask directly so much as stand on his tip-toes to look around Fane as he writes and try to decipher it. because that's clearly the better option? ]

I'm always trying to teach people about the wonders of alchemy, but, well, no one really wants to listen. Heh. [ awk ]