Eris turned back to Ellyn before they stepped away from the table, her eyes lingering on the maps for a final, heavy second. The research had to change shape now; the broad, aimless wandering through divinity was over. They had a target.
"Ellyn," she said, her voice reclaiming its administrative edge. "Forget the artifacts. Forget the spells. I want you to research the natural counters. Look for every instance where ice has snuffed a fire beyond the reach of normal physics. Research the cancellation of forces... how one element acts as a parasite to the other, how they don't just fight, but how they erase the space the other occupies. We are looking for the natural design that was already present before we were born."
