"It is...very similar." Sabine considered attempting to explain how the alchemy worked in more depth, but the more she though about it, the more she realised that it would probably be too much information at once. "There are few things that can be done with magic that cannot be done with alchemy. Many things are the same. It is not really the same as magicka, but it can still affect magicka."

Sabine reached and took back the mortar with a smile. She still had her previous project to continue working on. "I just thought it might be interesting. These two ingredients mixed like this is used for something I am making, but it is a surprise."

Soon enough, the groups all spread out and departed for the day, as was the routine. Tzirret concentrated on the search as well as always, but during spare moments, he pulled out a small piece of horn and carefully carved at it with a dagger or a small whetstone he carried.

Now that Janius and Kaleeth were not around, Leaps got a little braver in approaching S'ajira. After giving another rough figurine of an animal for Newt and Rhazii to play with, Uthri spotted the wamasu's antics and raised an eyebrow.