[Bellamy picks it out of the row right away, squinting a little at the title, but he is very tall, so it's not very hard for him to just reach out and take it off the shelf. His own curiosity wins out before he hands it over, taking a quick glance at the cover and flipping through a few pages; the oldness isn't lost on him, and his grip on the book is careful.]

I feel like the 'Elements' can still be different enough from world to world. Even back home different cultures had different core elements.

[He holds it out for her to take.]