"Certainly," said Anton. "I presume when you say 'element' you refer to fire, water, earth and air?" Scientists used the same word for very different things nowadays, but this man didn't give off any indication of being a scientist whatsoever.

"The Hotel is made of both timber and stone." He nodded toward the floor and then the walls. While some of the walls had been painted, particularly upstairs, some were basic brick and some were slabs of stone. "I use sigils to generate water for plumbing. Depending upon your use of the elements, it may be possible for you to utilize that. May I ask why you wish to know?"

The likeliest answer was that the man was there to help with Evandau, but if that was the case Anton wanted to know whether his talents would result in damage to the Hotel.