"Hm...that complicates matters," mused Lolotaru, rubbing his chin. "We need light," he added matter-of-factually. He upturned his hand and wave in towards himself and Ben halted his survey of the perimeter and skipped excitedly back to Lolo's side. Lolo nodded forward with his head and Ben hopped upon the raised edge of the platform before him. Lolotaru pulled notepad from the right pocket of his robe and set to drawing on the paper by the light of the carbuncle. He traced a series of independent lines along with a simple symbol composed of those same lines.
"This is a very basic geometry for Ruin, an early arcanist's skill. Examine it, retrace it, modify it in whatever way seems natural, according to how the symbol feels to you." He made to tear off the sheet, but stopped himself, folding it closed and handing her the whole notepad. "We'll see if you've any latent skill for arcanima. Bring it back to me with the name of the hairy-faced sailor and we'll continue from there."
He turned to go, Ben following at his heels. "Oh, and Miss Joz," facing her again, "do be careful. Don't draw any unnecessary attention to yourself. Or to me." He turned back and continued into the Wench and back to his room at the Mizzenmast.
"This is a very basic geometry for Ruin, an early arcanist's skill. Examine it, retrace it, modify it in whatever way seems natural, according to how the symbol feels to you." He made to tear off the sheet, but stopped himself, folding it closed and handing her the whole notepad. "We'll see if you've any latent skill for arcanima. Bring it back to me with the name of the hairy-faced sailor and we'll continue from there."
He turned to go, Ben following at his heels. "Oh, and Miss Joz," facing her again, "do be careful. Don't draw any unnecessary attention to yourself. Or to me." He turned back and continued into the Wench and back to his room at the Mizzenmast.
