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Old 10-23-2014, 03:11 PM

Cara blinked with some surprise at Ixera as she stated so plainly one of Yu's most basic lessons; there was always more to know. She wasn't sure why it surprised her, she did suppose that she was also once a student of Yu's and therefore must have heard just as often as she now did. However, it seemed as if she were looking at the other in the manner of how she was different from the man. It was her means of trying to understand the woman, though perhaps she had taken the wrong approach. There may just be enough of Yu in her to start understanding her through how she acted similarly to him. Tapping her chin thoughtfully, Cara nodded in easy agreement. "I only fear lacking the means to answering them." She replied calmly, understanding that the circumstances they were now in were very abnormal. The books she had read of ancient magics and the lessons on spirituality and technique from Yu didn't assist her in comprehending what Zed alluded to, what she saw in the ship and Hecate.

"What do you mean by that? How is Numira precious to you?" Kiernan questioned from beside his sister, unwilling to remain quiet after having heard that. It troubled him, in a way. Yes, whatever it was had lead Ixera to helping them, but it sounded as if she got something out of this. Something more than what she had yet spoken of. "What's this Titan?" He then added, confused as his sister now quietly digested information. In her quiet, Cara noted Hecate's presence, turning to see him and sending a grin his way.

Technology. It was a word Kiernan had briefly encountered when he received his prosthetic, and perhaps at a time once before that, but Cara had delved into what bits and pieces of it had been available to her. In the capitol there were no such advancements as metal people like Hecate, or ships that could supposedly find other worlds from the sky... though Yu had seemed opposed to any mention of such a subject. Naturally, this inclined Cara as his pupil to look into it. Yu had even been inherently against Kiernan getting a prosthetic to begin with when he had met the siblings initially, knowing the strain abnormal enhancements could have on magic energy. As it was Kiernan hardly had any stores of it remaining. What he did have moved his hand, which now held itself naturally slack as a normal one, by his side.

"What energy does it run off of to be able to accomplish that?" Cara spoke a tad breathlessly, wonder-stricken as she marveled over the possibility of the Iksander's capabilities. If she wasn't mistaken, it would take quite a bit to even move a large mass such as that. If nothing else, moving matter was one thing she knew plenty of as a specialist in energy manipulation. It was something she took into account even in menial tasks, in order to delegate energy storage. As the woman showed them the peek at her neck, her gaze moved with the curiosity of a child's towards it to study the markings. Then, calmly, it moved to Kiernan. How much of this did he already know, she wondered.

Kiernan's gaze moved briefly to peek at the skin of Ixera's neck before averting his gaze. It was quite a bit to take in, and a bit harder for him to accept. The thought of another world, of their being travelers from it, was difficult to grasp. Numira was really from so far away, from a people so different than their own? It didn't seem unlikely now after considering her confusion and curiosity, though it still troubled him. Another thing troubling him was the mention of this... technology. He could've sworn he had heard the term prior to their entry to Austaros, but its origin in his memory eluded him. Rubbing his head troubledly, it was his turn to quiet as Cara piped up again.

"So, the magic of this world is essentially the equivalent of technology in yours, not the same, but not meant to coexist... though not incapable of cooperating? I assume you are capable of magic?" She pressed on, trying to grasp the concepts. "Technology feeds from a different source of energy?" She connected that to her question of the Iksander, wondering if she had begun in the right direction. "Kiernan's prosthetic runs on magic energy, but it is produced in the same manner other... 'technology' (she noted a difference in what Ixera referred to and Austaros' capabilities) from the capitol would otherwise be." She said as an explanation for her thought process. As the woman mentioned repaying Draskone, from the devious look on her face, a small smile overtook Cara's. It would be interesting to see what she had in mind.

Kiernan tilted his head with some curiosity as the two followed Ixera into the ship, not so much paying mind to her thoughts on Numira's coming here as he did her mention of the Draskone. His gaze caught sight of Numira. A grin passed over him as his eyes fixated on her form, now seeming rather peaceful as her markings glowed in their various, gentle colors. They had done this to her. He lifted his prosthetic to look at it for a moment again, tightening it into a fist as some anger welled within him. Then, he released his fist. Something clicked. "Technology was something the Commander spoke of, before we left." He spoke suddenly, perhaps a bit off-topic now, though it caught Cara's attention. Her gaze swept to her brother.

"What do you mean?" She questioned, understanding his sentiment with the Draskone Commander, but unsure of how technology tied in there.

"I deserted before a raid on one of our own villages, what was supposed to be a practice drill..." He recalled for Ixera's understanding, with a scoff now, not having understood the meaning of the term at the time. It had been practice for a larger scale invasion. The military had a strict presence there, but it had not been so cruel up until that point. Kiernan had once been proud to be a soldier. "The Commander was wishing to test what he called new technology, they were importing it from somewhere." He shook his head, "I don't know where from, and I didn't stay long enough to see its effects." His eyes took on a tense edge as he looked between Cara and Ixera. If somehow this meant something to Ixera or Cara, to their understanding of Draskone weaponry, then it was worth its mention. He didn't grasp the concept quite as well as his sister had seemed to begin to, but he was making the attempt to.
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