"I can fuse magic and technology," she said with a bit of eagerness to show what she'd accomplished in her voice. "That was one of my biggest projects back where I came from. I'm refining the interface for my car but it'll get there, I'm sure."

Merlan redirected her attention to his words and grinned.

"Mages," she murmured and laughed softly, flicking her wings in amusement. It felt so good to just leaven them out like this like they'd cramped and trapped, even that wasn't the case.

"We'll either create something astonishing or have to replace a whole bunch of shit and try again. I'm beginning to think we need a bitty forge in the woods." It was a soft tease as much as it might be the truth.