[Yeah, that sounds about right. Most of the witches and wizards of this world are assholes who prioritize themselves over everyone else. Anyone sniffing around about mana stones, a valuable power source for wizards and witches, would get shut down immediately. Tricks of the trade and all.
The Prince casts a look to the Sage, one that bears some confusion. It's not that he doesn't understand, but moreso that several items fall under that description. The Sage, however, seems to understand what Aventurine is getting at, and that is when they speak up:]
"Mana stones, you mean?"
[It's the only 'resource' that makes sense in the context of what Aventurine said. Everything else is too specific to certain wizards or certain countries. But it's also the resource that they really don't want to talk much about, due to certain factors about the stones themselves.
The Prince, realizing what the resource is, has a lightbulb moment and looks back to Aventurine.]
"Yes, those have pretty much no use to normal humans. Wizards and witches use them to power up their magic, but for beings with no magic they're pretty much a fancy paperweight. I don't really have much else on them though. You see, I only recently came into my magic, and a lot of this is new to me as well. If you want information on mana stones or other magical artifacts though, I know of a few wizards who might be of more help than myself."
[In the back, Bradley frowns. Being that he's in the room, he can guess that he's the one who will be called upon for this. But then again, that might be for the best: Bradley may not be book smart, but he's really good at understanding people. If this representative from the IPC has nefarious plans, he's the one who would probably pick up on it. Not to throw shade at the Prince or any of the other wizards, but most of them are babies compared to him.]
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The Prince casts a look to the Sage, one that bears some confusion. It's not that he doesn't understand, but moreso that several items fall under that description. The Sage, however, seems to understand what Aventurine is getting at, and that is when they speak up:]
"Mana stones, you mean?"
[It's the only 'resource' that makes sense in the context of what Aventurine said. Everything else is too specific to certain wizards or certain countries. But it's also the resource that they really don't want to talk much about, due to certain factors about the stones themselves.
The Prince, realizing what the resource is, has a lightbulb moment and looks back to Aventurine.]
"Yes, those have pretty much no use to normal humans. Wizards and witches use them to power up their magic, but for beings with no magic they're pretty much a fancy paperweight. I don't really have much else on them though. You see, I only recently came into my magic, and a lot of this is new to me as well. If you want information on mana stones or other magical artifacts though, I know of a few wizards who might be of more help than myself."
[In the back, Bradley frowns. Being that he's in the room, he can guess that he's the one who will be called upon for this. But then again, that might be for the best: Bradley may not be book smart, but he's really good at understanding people. If this representative from the IPC has nefarious plans, he's the one who would probably pick up on it. Not to throw shade at the Prince or any of the other wizards, but most of them are babies compared to him.]