[ Combustion? As in... they set on fire? And that's primitive? Fern sends an unsure glance down at the vehicle that she continues to sit on as if it's a smaller horse (or a pony), except now she looks vaguely concerned that it's going to suddenly explode on her.

If you know what you're doing. Yes, that is a key point, and Fern can't help but feel that the manual she received had been sorely lacking. This does feel like something that should be taught in a more hands-on matter, rather than learned through words and crude drawings.

Still, she glances back to the woman and nods. ]

So it seems, though I was only able to earn it by taking on a debt. [ That, at least, is not an unfamiliar concept. ] As you may have guessed, I don't have the same level of familiarity as you. I'm... only recently arrived to this land.

[ It feels like going through the same nightmare all over again, just with a slightly different flavor to it. And without the others. ]