"Perhaps," he said, though he didn't sound especially optimistic about the prospect. "All I know about Primals is largely common knowledge. Someone wiser and more learned than I may one day learn to negate that which makes Primals an inherent threat. But until such a day, grimmer methods must continue to be employed in containing them."

"I was referring to the crystal's elemental properties. Whether the magic it contains corresponds to one of the known magical elements- earth, fire, wind, water, ice, or lightning-, or perhaps multiple of those, or none at all. Crystals containing one or more of those elemental magics are commonly used in both crafting and more complex forms of magic in my world."