The Storyteller, yes. His power comes from the essence of telling a story- you’ll see him again.

[alright!! he can work with this!!]

Once we find an “important pond”, I can demonstrate.

[He’s not going to namedrop magique so early….. so “important pond” it is for now.

Now that he’s found some purchase, they can work from here. At the back of his mind Laurent knows the only mana pool is across water- but having Damen pre-convinced that some dinghy pond is worth the travel is one obstacle down. The next thing is to stave off death by heatstroke until then. He’s going to start walking in the direction of the camp- now that they have some momentum, Damen can probably walk and use his brain at the same time. His own is starting to liquefy.]

Let’s keep this format. What else do you want to know?