Blood-related but not similar beyond that - that does offer him some clarification, at least in that some version of Crests is not what Kell is referring to when it comes to his own abilities. He nods slowly at the initial response to take a few seconds to absorb that, and then Kell adds more to that which does make it far clearer.
"Ah, I see. The words offer you the control for what you want to do rather than it being a... one lone pre-determined outcome of sorts as what ours allows us to achieve." That's not the best way to summarize that, Claude's sure, but it's where Fodlan's bloodline 'blessings' vary in their set and individual offerings from Kell's own mastery of a deeper kind of magic from the sound of it.
"I think I also see what you're saying in regards to intermediaries. There's an area of Fodlan's magic - Faith, related to healing, mostly - that's supposed to rely heavily on one's belief in Fodlan's goddess. I probably shouldn't say it's supposed to either since I'm likely proof of it. My belief's never been all that high and my skills as a healer certainly leave much to be desired compared to my more devout friends."
An association which sounds closer to Kell's explanation but still doesn't feel right either as Claude thinks this over again. There's a thread there if he could get his mind to follow where it leads, but given that everything from this mountainside is catching up with him he shakes his head another another moment when nothing else in that train of thought brings more ideas to the surface.
"Well," he begins, with a grin to match the conspiratorial tone, "in that case. I have to say this makes me all the more curious to have you as a magic practicing partner while we're here."
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"Ah, I see. The words offer you the control for what you want to do rather than it being a... one lone pre-determined outcome of sorts as what ours allows us to achieve." That's not the best way to summarize that, Claude's sure, but it's where Fodlan's bloodline 'blessings' vary in their set and individual offerings from Kell's own mastery of a deeper kind of magic from the sound of it.
"I think I also see what you're saying in regards to intermediaries. There's an area of Fodlan's magic - Faith, related to healing, mostly - that's supposed to rely heavily on one's belief in Fodlan's goddess. I probably shouldn't say it's supposed to either since I'm likely proof of it. My belief's never been all that high and my skills as a healer certainly leave much to be desired compared to my more devout friends."
An association which sounds closer to Kell's explanation but still doesn't feel right either as Claude thinks this over again. There's a thread there if he could get his mind to follow where it leads, but given that everything from this mountainside is catching up with him he shakes his head another another moment when nothing else in that train of thought brings more ideas to the surface.
"Well," he begins, with a grin to match the conspiratorial tone, "in that case. I have to say this makes me all the more curious to have you as a magic practicing partner while we're here."