Arranging your equipment, the closest you have to magical abilities beyond your natural ones, you head out, your twin-ish sister seeming to be lost in thought as you focus on other things. Heading up on a draft, you begin to lazily fly up the side of the mountain, soon clearing from the 'blind' side toward the side with the city built into it, passing the water fall of freshly cooled water from the many boilers that draw power from the volcano.
Thinking on it you have several options. Elizabeth has extensive knowledge of the local magic, which seems to be resistant to the effects of Void Spawn control. The Oracle seems to have a much wider set of knowledge, but it's hard to tell if it was guiding them toward that, or if somebody bought crystal magic first and then everyone after doubled down on the road already traveled. There's also your mother, who is a fantastic mage, or at least seems that way, but it's hard to tell if she's an effective teacher, as the two skillsets don't always over lap.
Your thoughts are interrupted when a bolt of energy flies past you, the howl of the wind splitting behind it indicating that it's not just something local, the Brights the only ones that tend to throw around Thunderstones that fast. Looking down, you spot the distant flashes of magic that indicate a magical battle, one side throwing flames, the other preferring the tightly packed energy bolts.
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So, I'm thinking that the bio-bot showed up at the gate, saw the two dragon women, and innocently asked which of them is more powerful, which triggered the duel.