Concordia's Children

He thought on her words for a moment and continued to listen until she was finished. He considered each part, and was happy when she said she could teach him the knowledge he would need.
"I would be happy to learn what you can teach me though I would make one correction. Nameless one, Lightning people, these are the names the Werewolves have given you- that is to say our people." He explained. It was actually more a matter of perspective, but as he talked to her he thought.
"Although, as I think about it from what they've seen it's mostly tricks. I don't know where it originated because my cousin refuses to elaborate. As for Lightning People, that.. seems to have something to do with the way the mages of that type were moving, lightning fast with moves impossible to follow, and fists and feet laced with lightning. I think they have another name, those ones, but I have no idea." He explained.

If she hadn't already figured it out, he knew little to nothing about the mages. The only information he had was based on what his cousin had told him.
"As I'd said, my only information about us comes from my cousin. I didn't become... like this until about a year ago though I wielded something similar before. Most of the spells I know now are derived from the ones I knew then. I haven't had time to explore what all I can do and what I'm capable of. As such I'm still learning." He was being generous, giving out a fairly dangerous amount of information, if she started delving for more as he was it could be problematic.

He sipped his tea, enjoying the taste of the individual flavors inherent in one leaf. Some of the enjoyment of green tea was in the philosophy after all. Everything he had learned about mages just today gave him hope, he could learn faster, though he doubted it would be any less than two hundred years. Still it was better than the five hundred he had estimated before.
"As far as learning goes, when would you like to start teaching. I'm sure you have a full course load as an instructor. Though I would ask, and please don't take this as a sign of being ungrateful, why separate learning by traditions? I mean doesn't it seem as though that would hold people back. I know one place where they are currently attempting to forgo that with two students who I'm told are learning from multiple teachers from different specialties, but I'm told that they and those that are teaching them have been cast out of their original homes. Why would this be a case?"

He smiled and ran his fingers through his hair at her comments pertaining to his knowledge and understanding versus his power. He was already well aware of it himself. Some of it came instinctively, other parts were literal puzzles of information. His best clues had been very old books on alchemy in conjunction with much more modern views and even some of Nicola Tesla's notes that had taken much time, money, and effort to procure.

"It's necessary for me to push my limits when casting. I need to understand as much as possible. I've been going to this school since I was sixteen and my powers have changed since then. As it stands what I use now, my knowledge of spells, are limited to what I once understood shortly after the last Taisai festival back home. All of that being said, why exactly is it problematic? He explained and asked, though all of the information he was presenting at current was filled with holes, he wasn't trying too hard to hide it. His presence here and his nature weren't technically classified, but going around bragging about it would surely invite trouble and he needed to know more about her first, and she seemed to have answers about himself as well... Not that the information she was giving him was necessarily good news.

The traditions were like nations? Did that mean that each of them had their own secrets that the others just weren't privy to? And how many traditions were there in total? Charavanti, sons of ether, order of hermes, hollow ones, whatever group the lightning people classified as if they were even separate, plus whatever ones she hadn't mentioned. Did this mean they all focused on one or two sphere's specifically? There were too many questions to ask all at once so he skipped over all of them.

"This place has been here for a bit with no problems. Some of what I'm doing comes naturally, other bits require copious amounts of study, but it seems like mixing those things with what you are talking about in regards to learning from the students seems like a good idea. If you're willing to teach then sure, the weekends would be perfect, and we can practice, read, or whatever here." It only made sense to use the space he had prepared anyway as a training ground so to speak... Or at least he thought so.

He felt their conversation might be coming to a close, but there was something he needed to know first before that. He sensed something was different between them, but he couldn't put his finger on what, thus two questions came to mind.
"One last thing before you answer that. These traditions you mentioned, how many of them are there? And am I to take it that each specializes in some sphere or another?" He asked. If her answer was ten, he knew which tradition he would most like to go to. Less than that... Perhaps he wasn't exactly like them.

nine traditions. That meant less than ten spheres and the hollow ones plus the others, but she had said nine seats.
"So nine seats, nine spheres... not ten?" He asked. This meant a fundamental difference between him and her. Still, it didn't mean that there wasn't anything he couldn't learn from her. More than anything was the fact that he didn't know anything about any of this and needed perspective from someone that wasn't flooded with the job of striking back against the standards. He needed those very standards right now.

He thought about the things that had gotten him here thus far and couldn't help but think that some outside force had driven him here. In order to be what the Kami wanted him to be he would need to master the power of things outside of just nature specifically, this meant time and entropy, while technically aspects of nature, were outside of that realm specifically and while they could only manipulate them superficially as far as it went by comparison of their other powers.

"We may want to head back, I'm still working on the timing here, but right now this operates within the time frame the umbra specifies which means it's all relevant to the real world."

He didn't say anything as she spoke, he only nodded. He could only guess that his access to a tenth sphere was something that he alone currently had, and if anyone else had it they weren't talking and it wasn't time for him to start the show off with it. Nevertheless he had brought them both here and now it was time for him to take them both out.
"Watashi wa rei no chōetsu no chikara o shōkan shi, shizen to risei no hōsoku ni chōsen (Rough translation: I challenge the laws of nature and reason to summon the power of the spirits of transcendence)" He chanted, using the same incantation he had used to bring them here in order to take them out. He wasn't sure why it was working like that; maybe it had something to do with his perception on the matter and how well he truly understood it, or maybe he was simply supplementing what he didn't know with what had naturally come to mind. Whatever the case may have been they were back in the ballroom now, standing at the top of the stairs.

"Thank you for the information. I've learned a lot and have much to process. I believe it is time for me to start preparing for a class so I look forward to seeing you again. If there's any information you would like I owe you at least a few answers and of course feel free to ask me if you need anything." He said with a sincere smile. Waiting and winding down their conversation.

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OOC: I'm thinking if you want to ask anything go ahead but I think we might be at the wrapping up point so maybe a few more posts and we can call it and make another topic later if you'd like ^.^