Incantations? Gestures? "Not that I know of," Keman admitted. "I can't really explain it. It's pretty unconscious. You learn the magic, and you practice it, but once you master it, you can just call on it at any time."

That was how his magic worked, anyway. Shana's and Mero's and Valyn's all seemed a little different.

Then Edward babbled something so rapidly it didn't sound like the standard tongue at all and traipsed away, leaving a very confused dragon in his wake.

"...You know, I'm not entirely sure that was the wisest course of action. Neither of those fellows look..." Like they had senses of humor. "Like they like children very much. I mean, the white-haired one...he looks like a child himself, but he's actually much older, isn't he? It's the same with you and Rukia, come to think of it."