[ Adrian listens to the two of them with interest. His assumptions might have been a bit off the mark, but it's fascinating none the less, to hear of how an entirely different sort of magic has been put to use. ]

So you produced magical items — of a sort — that would be usable by those without the ability to wield them ordinarily? That's remarkable. Though it sounds as if our magic is quite different, I can scarcely begin to appreciate the skill it would take to accomplish such a feat... Nor do I dare imagine the complications it would bring to your lives, if your world is anything like mine.

[ Magic isn't rare in Faerûn, but it is power, and Adrian isn't so insulated from his noble heritage that he can't see who would want it, and how it might be used.

He looks between them again, to Jayce's downcast gaze. Adrian knows well what it is to be without magic in a world that seems so rich with it. ] I wouldn't condescend to you and pretend that magic isn't a great boon, but you seem as if you are rich in talent and skill even without it. Am I right to assume that you are... hesitant to repeat such experiments here? That you have already paid too high of a price?