"I thought everyone got a crystal. It's supposed to be how we switch jobs 'r somethin'. Maybe yer stuck with yours, like the natives are. They get one and that's all they get for life." But they were not locals, they're the Heroes of Light. That didn't make much sense.

Sparks shrugged. "I dunno. This place is weird. Magic and crystals and jobs... ain't nothin' like this where I'm from. It's just... weird."

A real wordsmith, this guy.