[ the question catches him momentarily off guard because it's not the one he was expecting. ]

I see where your priorities lie.

[ it's not a judgement; he wouldn't bother with a full explanation if it were. ]

Learning to control Dust and manipulate it allowed me to harness the energy present in the bond between human and daemon, which is significant. Stelmaria and I would essentially complete a circuit, and that energy is amplified and converted. At one point, it allowed me to construct a craft that could travel between worlds simply by having the intention to do so.

[ he's proud of it because it was amazing. ]