I do not...necessarily disagree with that. [He huffed out a sigh before taking another bite of the pancakes in front of him.] But I had to approach the matter realistically given our audience. That, and I have no mind or personality for public speaking. [like really silco you've talked to viktor, how do you expect that would work.] I am content enough letting him be the forward-facing aspect of our work.

Either way, the runic system is not a difficult one to learn. I can show that much to anyone capable of manipulating magic, and if I can not construct a substitute for a crystal we may be able to work something out.