[Logan waits, head tilted as he watches her search for the small sphere. He picks it up when she offers it to him, and turns to hold it up to the light.]
I've never seen anything like it.
[Still he turns it in his hand, as if he might uncover something else from it.]
The Old Kingdom used augments, stones imbued with magical power which could be infused into weapons... But they don't look like this. Nor have I ever heard of them allowing people to travel between realms.
[He hands it back carefully, folding his arms and stroking his chin as he thinks.]
Could that allow you to travel back to your world if it held stormlight again?
[ It isn't so surprising. If Wit is to be believed (and on this topic, she's inclined to trust him) then it's common for other worlds to harness other types of Investiture in other, different ways. Stormlight is unique to Roshar; another world might channel its latent powers quite differently. And that's exactly what these augments sound like. ]
— Yes, I believe so. [ She hedges, pocketing the precious sphere. ] But I'm afraid it's all very hypothetical.
I'm not sure. It could be linked with the decline of Heroes, or those who have the talents necessary to use the powers of Will.
The queen is one of the few people who can use Will. She uses gauntlets to help her channel her power, but our father didn't. I'm not sure why there is such a change.
[ An unsatisfying answer. She tries not to blame him for it — sometimes, these things simply end up lost. It's one of the most frustrating elements of her vocation. All the night-long research sessions in the world can't make up for missing sources.
So she relents with a nod. ]
That can happen. Great figures of myth and history, fading away with no adequate explanation as to why.
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I've never seen anything like it.
[Still he turns it in his hand, as if he might uncover something else from it.]
The Old Kingdom used augments, stones imbued with magical power which could be infused into weapons... But they don't look like this. Nor have I ever heard of them allowing people to travel between realms.
[He hands it back carefully, folding his arms and stroking his chin as he thinks.]
Could that allow you to travel back to your world if it held stormlight again?
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— Yes, I believe so. [ She hedges, pocketing the precious sphere. ] But I'm afraid it's all very hypothetical.
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Perhaps, but it's a start. If we can find the right kind of power for that stone, perhaps we can find you a way back.
[And it would be more familiar to Jasnah than working with anything from the Old Kingdom.]
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[ She eases the word into the conversation with all the grace of a chull. Or an ox, maybe, in the local parlance. ]
Stormlight is simply one form of Investiture. If there's a similar power here — we might try and coax it into the gem.
[ Her expression does crease with a frown, however. ]
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Investiture. [He repeats the word, but it remains unfamiliar.]
Magic isn't as common as it once was, but I know a few places we can begin looking.
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I'll come back for these.
[ In the meantime? ]
...Are any of these places included in the grounds tour?
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Magic used to be common in Albion. It's much rarer these days. We would have to travel to get to them.
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What changed?
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I'm not sure. It could be linked with the decline of Heroes, or those who have the talents necessary to use the powers of Will.
The queen is one of the few people who can use Will. She uses gauntlets to help her channel her power, but our father didn't. I'm not sure why there is such a change.
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So she relents with a nod. ]
That can happen. Great figures of myth and history, fading away with no adequate explanation as to why.
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[He tilts his head thoughtfully.]
Perhaps now there will be enough peace for that to change.