Väinö… ah. [He's probably going to need a few tries on that, he thinks. He imagines a man with an army of seagulls, and- he likes seagulls well enough, but an army of them? With purpose? He can't help a shudder.] That's… well. That sounds intense.

Ah… it really isn't something I've worked with that much- I don't use as much magic as some of the others… Sharlayan mages have often made use of poroggo familiars, though, or arcane entities such as Carbuncle.

[He did suspect, a little, and there's something soft in Thancred's face as he nods.]

I hope you'll be able to, in time.

[Well- he did mention it. Thancred straightens, considering.]

Eventually. It's… something of a story. [Well, from his perspective- the timeline is a little complicated, but the others agree that they've been actually fighting the Empire.]. But that's something of a damper on the day, I fear.