Jahi PoV
We returned to the carriage after Kolia gathered her samples, and I and the others watched on in interest as she conducted some rather simple tests on them, speaking aloud the entire carriage ride to the next destination.
So, what did we learn from some magical dirt?
A fair amount of interesting things, actually.
For example, Kolia managed to pinpoint what made the dirt feel off from, well, normal dirt.
The mana that permeated the grains was intricate and ancient, and when she pulled out a curved piece of glass that magnified the grains for her to see, the Arch Mage let out a loud gasp as she studied them.
"Whoa... How in the blazing hells is that..? Seriously? Each grain is inscribed with miniature Ritual Circles of... of... something... Huh."
Kolia frowned as she stared at the grains, before handing the magnifying glass to Mom as she asked "Marquess, have you ever seen magic like that before?"
