"W-What?! You're going back to Laudarkvik?!" Aisling stammered, her eyes as wide as saucers.
"I need some materials I can' t find here." Jake vaguely explained out of laziness to elaborate.
"What do you need?"
Jake opened his mouth at first to tell her that he would figure it out, but changed his mind when he recalled that she knew the inner workings of the city far better than he did.
"I need any special materials of the earth, metal, fire, light or spirit element." So he revealed, relying heavily on the concept of elements to make his point. "Otherwise, I am interested in any treasure, herb, potion or food that can make me stronger.
On Quanoth, where Mana was the predominant energy system, the notion of affinity and elemental mana particles was widespread and even children knew what it meant.