Of course, despite Jasper's bizarre opinion, there was still a lot that Auren learned from him. And even his bizarre opinion made sense in a certain light. It was just that Auren never conformed to such thinking.
Jasper had discovered that some forgotten sorcery controlled the Sundered Spire, a delicate craftsmanship that remained shrouded in mystery.
The theory made Auren think about Asenya. The fact that she could craft statues and breathe life into them sent chills down his spine. He hadn't mentioned it, but curiosity gnawed at him. He wanted to maintain a dignified front before the old woman by limiting his questions to those born of deep reasoning rather than childish wonder.
But it seemed that just as she wielded these powers, the humans of this world had also built structures in a different and ingenious manner.
It was fantastic nonetheless, although this delicate art of sorcery was now lost to time. Nothing but their mechanisms remained as windows into their magnificence.
