Dominic shrugged when he saw the man's confusion. "Hobbies are good for a man to have, and I have a knack for magitech orbs. You'll see once we arrive in town, but I also had some success making new magitech for the military during the conflict with Dagos."
Elder Manif nodded. "I have heard about that. It is said that the Cygnia Army advanced remarkably quickly during the conflict, and that they made a Duke of a Wavemates Prince for your contributions.
It's not common knowledge out in the desert just what those contributions were, but given your lineage, it seems more likely that they were magical than anything else.
That's why I had asked if you were formally schooled."
Dominic sighed dramatically. "Sadly, the horns refuse to be hidden, and no respectable facility would take me as a student during my youth."
