Saniah and Seuseu already understood the relationships they wanted to produce. Their Runes came out of that comprehension, which let them change the form and properties of Aether without first building complicated external structures.
It was a difference in the very quality of their Rune Mastery. And as their comprehension grew, that difference would only widen.
The silver-eyed man seemed to have reached the same conclusion. His spear had already shattered under Seuseu's chains, and although he'd managed to build several more weapons, none of them had lasted more than a few exchanges.
Worse, every collision seemed to give the two women a better understanding of his Rune Path. He retreated, his crystalline plates shifting as he tried to build a defensive formation strong enough to withstand them.
But the Aether around him had already begun to change.
