[Oh wow, jackpot! I mean, the people just keep pouring in, too, this is awesome. And kind of weird, too...another person who calls them "artes". Maybe they're from the same world? Whatever the case, this old guy's probably the way to go - he reminds Norma a lot of Will; a gasbag of information. At least this info's something she cares about, though!]

Yeah, we channel the eres - uh, magic I guess is the best way to call it - around or inside us through our bodies and to the tips of our fingers. That's what we erens - magic users - do. I mean, not much else than that, though. We still sometimes need to chant spells and concentrate and stuff. The stronger the spell, the longer we gotta cast, y'know? Low-rate crystal eres are the simplest, weakest, and fastest to cast. Those don't even require a chant, either.

But If you can teach me the basics, I'm sure I can figure something out. Translating stuff's been kiiinda what I've been doing for a long time.