If only Yuna had been here last month, when everyone's powers were taken away, he might have learned something from this. She might have been the strongest of the Heroes, being able to switch Jobs at will. Maybe Mimi or Jessie would know more.

It took a moment for Yuna's question to register with him, and he realized that he worded his questions the worst way possible. He feared that he wasn't fast enough to mask a flash of panic at that question.

"Well, yes, there is...just...we don't use Jobs there. No one takes their powers from some crystal. Sure, the whole system of magic is sustained by Polokus, and the Heart of the World holds tremendous power, but we don't..." he motioned a little with his hands, trying to think of the right words, "we don't exactly depend on it to use magic."

Kind of? It's important in keeping the world in order, but the Teensies living nearby guarded it, not used it.

"Magic is a very vague word, describes so many various concepts and processes," his demeanor was upbeat again. "And I humbly apologize for my confusing questions. I was hoping to learn the specifics about those Jobs you use in your world, but it looks like my suspicions confirmed: this relies on our abilities to connect to the crystals."

That was a good deflection, and that theory made perfect sense. He mentally gave himself a pat on the back.