[ At the first question Thancred can do little more than pull his face and give a small shrug. He is no engineer and had not investigated the means by which the ship was able to move. He simply understood that Ryne had the ability to control it, using her innate power as an Oracle of Light. ]
I imagine that it used aether to propel itself — it was ultimately a living being of sorts. I can't answer that question with much confidence, I'm afraid.
[ The second question he at least knows how to answer, though he isn't certain that Viktor will be able to follow. He lets out a small breath and squares his shoulders. Viktor seems to be a dedicated scientist, which means that Thancred can assume he'll be able to parse what he's about to explain with more ease than a layperson. ]
On the First, there is a natural balance between various aetheric elements, with some trending more toward umbral — or dark, and others toward astral, or light. Eden initially caused the damage by flooding the land with an abundance of astral energy, as I said, but it also had the ability to shift the balance back to umbral. [ He lifts a hand to draw back through his hair. ] My companion, who is far more versed in these matters than myself, theorized that if we made this correction too quickly, over too wide a swath of land, that it could be disastrous. Therefore, we aimed to dispense different elements over a smaller area, in land where it should have naturally occurred. For example, releasing the element of water in a place where there had once been rivers or oceans.
[ He pauses then, shaking his head to himself. If only Urianger could see him now — though it's for the best that he can't. ] ... Giving lectures of this sort isn't my area of expertise, but are you following along?
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I imagine that it used aether to propel itself — it was ultimately a living being of sorts. I can't answer that question with much confidence, I'm afraid.
[ The second question he at least knows how to answer, though he isn't certain that Viktor will be able to follow. He lets out a small breath and squares his shoulders. Viktor seems to be a dedicated scientist, which means that Thancred can assume he'll be able to parse what he's about to explain with more ease than a layperson. ]
On the First, there is a natural balance between various aetheric elements, with some trending more toward umbral — or dark, and others toward astral, or light. Eden initially caused the damage by flooding the land with an abundance of astral energy, as I said, but it also had the ability to shift the balance back to umbral. [ He lifts a hand to draw back through his hair. ] My companion, who is far more versed in these matters than myself, theorized that if we made this correction too quickly, over too wide a swath of land, that it could be disastrous. Therefore, we aimed to dispense different elements over a smaller area, in land where it should have naturally occurred. For example, releasing the element of water in a place where there had once been rivers or oceans.
[ He pauses then, shaking his head to himself. If only Urianger could see him now — though it's for the best that he can't. ] ... Giving lectures of this sort isn't my area of expertise, but are you following along?