<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/09/1392559621072.png)</div><br/>"The acceptance of a nickname is appreciated, Cael."  With him gone and its proximity no longer likely to irk Zabeth, Alisandra started over until she realized that Zabeth had already moved ahead.  Well, there wasn't much that Alisandra could do.  The High Elf just had to stay strong and focused until she could get her magic back.<br/><br/>By the time she noticed her own specific symbol - well, not precisely hers, but apparently meant for her - the others had already spoken.  Still, she couldn't help but feel grateful that everyone was so freely sharing in information; it made their chances of getting through this so much easier.<br/><br/>"This here," she said, tapping a symbol, "was the rune for my mentor's mentor."  The rune looked a lot like a star reworked in the common letter A.  "If this was the spell, it suggests that people were selected with some degree of understanding but a being without much contact with humanity.  The apprentice's apprentice - is there a Common word for that? - would no doubt be a mage in the way that a member of Katul's tribe would be a warrior."