Boran, the lord of Ganalin

"More or less, that is what I understand at least," Eldrian confirmed, continuing on to explain, "I assume the first part of your quest simply requires you to master enough runes and form them into combinations that can be evoked as spells. I have no idea how many you will need to do, but from experience, I know the system likes threes."

"It's tricky though since some runes aren't Tiered. But you'll just have to experiment and figure it out."

"What about the second part?" Ilmadia did not wish to give up on an optional part of such an important quest. 

"That..." Eldrian wasn't sure if he should help her dive deeper into magic. There were so many dangers, but having an ally would be oh so nice. 

"For that, you'll have to dive much deeper into things. Instead of simply learning a bunch of runes and combining them to certain effects, you will need to come to understand what makes a rune. How runes work, probably make or discover ones on your own."