In the Great Library, unaware of the approaching visitor, Inric takes Colle through some of the more esoteric aspects of Eldarin. "That is certainly a unique grammatical configuration!" She squints at the page. "It is unusual, but not unique. Fourteen other languages show variations of the same approach." "I've been meaning to ask, is linguistics your specialty?" Colle angles for a break in exactly the same way Jakin had two days ago. "No, not as such." Inric doesn't seem to mind. "So what is it you study?" "When I was a scholar, I studied the development of the mechanics of magic in different worlds." "The mechanics of magic?" "Yes. People in different worlds access magic in different ways, and face different constraints on its use." Colle frowns. "But you could do magic on Saldissay." "Yes. It is the same underlying source. That is why it is an interesting subject to study."