Tsaba had no idea whether she'd violated some social norm by asking, or whether Castor was sincere in his sudden dislike of kelp beer, so she answered with a nice, non-confrontational shrug. "Another time, then."
When he asked about the rune sites, Tsaba once again regretted the detail of her notes. If she could blush, her face would have been on fire. "Um, not really. The Daek-Nuit creates new Nuit, and takes a master animator. But we draw the runes to change bodies. They're... well, I don't know the theory very well, it's just something we do. In fact I'm taking Glyphing this year partly because I want to see if there's a connection. But I think they might be anchor sites? For the soul? Or... some kind of identifier for it, anyway.
"So," she said quickly. "Um, project? Any ideas for research? I'm thinking we're going to need at least one other Aurist. Now, there is a kid I promised to teach staying at the university; he's young, but he has no experience, so we'd be able to observe him from the start."