Barcus perks up visibly at Math and Logic. If he were a cat or a fox you would see his ears perking and swiveling forward, but as a gnome they're not quite that mobile. Still, his eyes brighten and he wanders close to Verso, holding the strap out so he can make the visual comparison as Verso explains the part of the Picto. "So every part of the diagram means something? Do things like the angle of the lines make a difference?"

"It sounds similar to alchemical diagrams, although those are more like shorthand, they don't hold power in themselves. They're just a clean, rather sacred way to describe the processes. But I don't think I've ever seen anything quite like this in practice before!"