Nerixis spent the next few hours teaching Ramiel. She explained what the dryad's intimate relationship with nature was all about and how it affected their techniques for using mana.
The first part was of little interest to Ramiel, who preferred to focus directly on mana. Nevertheless, out of respect for the queen and the knowledge she possessed, he listened carefully. It was the least he could do.
He was an eager learner, but understanding and putting the theory into practice outgrew him. The dryads used quite different assumptions in their techniques than humans. They relied on subtle requests akin to a one-sided dialect.
