Dominic waved one of the new mages over, and she politely knelt at his feet, the way that Royal Maids would when being reprimanded.
"You're not in trouble. I have a question. Do you know the magic to create quartz crystals for light and water creation magitech artifacts?" Dominic clarified.
She looked vaguely confused, but nodded. "Yes, My Lord. Those are basic spells for any acolyte of the Purity Tower."
"That is wonderful news. We will be building a factory to make magitech household goods, and those gems will be critical to our production. Do any of the boys have training in magitech engineering?"
The girl shook her head. "No, My Lord. The Purity Tower is a purely magical academy. Or, it was."
"That reminds me, what was it that got the entire tower purged?" He asked.
The girls looked at each other uneasily, unwilling to answer, but bound by their sect's rules and the Prisoner Contract not to lie.
