Kirk glanced down, noticing the 'bit of shine' as it were - a shard. His brow scrunched, because he had thought that only Rifters had them, then recalled what Korrin had said of a female mage. So, native peoples really did become afflicted with them.

"Ship and a crew, huh?" he grinned. "Looks like we have a few things in common. I captain a ship back home myself." He motioned to Malcolm's hands. "How did you get it - the shard I mean?"