[ Again, that subtle tension, but Adrian has no idea what to make of it. Viktor seems to carry on without delay, so Adrian can only assume that this is something between the two of them.

The explanation is useful, and Adrian replays it in his mind, though he wishes for a quill to make notes. The book hadn't really gone into depth about why the oil needed to be changed, and what exactly it did. It's all strange but fascinating. ] That's very helpful, Mr. Viktor. So the smoke comes from the stress placed on the engine by all of the friction?

[ He's mostly just confirming that he understands, as he would with any of his tutors back home. ]

Runic sequences... I've not heard them called that. [ Is he trying to memorize them to play with later? Maybe so. ] Do you use them as well, Mr. Jayce?

[ Perhaps a bit indelicate, but curiosity has yet to kill the warlock... ]