For a moment, Lara wonders if her respiratory functions have been compromised, because her chest locks in place, swells impossibly tight.

A library. And a library in Japan, at that. She isn't likely to have read a significant portion of them. Some of the very categories themselves might be new to her. Japanese literature has such rich forms, she's heard, where even the simplest structures take lifetimes to master.

"It would aid me in my research," she says, the words racing to leave her mouth. "I'm sure I could locate material on legends surrounding Sanada Yukimura, particularly as historical accounts place him close to this region, and perhaps I could also gain a deeper understanding of the city itself..."