Caelum held his ground where he stood, unmoving. "On which subject in particular, my lord?"
"Hm." Valttair let the pause breathe. "Let us begin with Trafalgar and Moses, and their little errand."
"It is plain enough what you want from it. You mean to measure how far Trafalgar has come." Caelum inclined his head a fraction. "And it is no small errand, if I am honest with you. Rivena is the one who ought to be handling it, given she carries the heavier core of the two."
"You are so certain Rivena is the stronger of them?" A dry edge crept into the patriarch's voice. "Talent, items, the whole arsenal a man carries into a fight, all of it can weigh far more than the size of a mana core alone."
