"I wasn't quite involved, mostly... aware of the after effects. I believe it was something about binding elements to the rougher Aer, resulting in elementally charged particles known as mana. ... It also produced elemental spirits, to watch over the elements created." Which... sort of made what he viewed as 'his role' on the planet useless, but that's something he's starting to be okay with. Another few ideas have popped up.

"The elements of Terca Lumireis, or at least those used for offensive magic, were fire, water, wind, earth, light, and dark. Combinations of wind and fire would produce lightning, while wind and water would combine into ice. I've been told that Raine's world has lightning and ice as their own elements, with spirits as well." It's more effort, really, to get the same results, for Duke. ... well, if he could manage working with water spells at all, it would be. He'd have to combine two spells to make the same results he imagines would come from a mage of Raine's world.

... it also should be fairly clear that this is something Duke enjoys working with. He seems a little less distant, talking about magic.