Yeah, the Mrrshan are weird that way. But it works for them. Their whole belief system is big on ancestors, spirits, and primal power.

[Colin nods in understanding]

I won't pretend to know anything about magic, but... Geomancy, right? My sister always told me that was tricky stuff. Strong, but wild, hard to control, very dangerous.

[Colin crouches down then, and he starts drawing marks at irregular intervals in the dirt with his fingertip. He doesn't even look at it as he works, just keeping his eyes on Briar.]

Me, I just don't do quiet. Every second, I've got some equation going through my head. Solving them gives me clarity, I guess you could say.