[Yeah no G'raha Tia is no Debbie Downer, he isn't going to tell someone how badly their home fell to ruin over the span of centuries.]

Even if I had been able to reach the city, I doubt I would have warranted so much as a glance of notice. Unless, of course, Ishgard's various archives of knowledge require one to petition the authorities for use...?

[I mean. He would've definitely just snuck in if that were the case, and get into heaps of trouble if caught, but. Like. He'd try the legitimate way to see the Forbidden Tomes first!]