[ tara will come up and sit directly next to the book with her wings folded back, also, apparently, trying to read it. gale is just face down on the desk, but somehow still sounds interested once Essek starts talking spells.]

Does it? I wouldn't be entirely shocked, there does seem to be some overlap between Netherese magic and your dunamancy, if not precisely the same.

[ the diagrams show the components for a spell - and are collectively called the The Regalia. A crown, a sceptre, and an orb. Presuming Essek has spent countless hours studying the profiles of course (no), but the shape of the crown might be familiar too, considering it appears on gale's profile image.]