"Trials," he says like a groan. Ugh. "Summoners need to get through the puzzles so they can get to a spirit they pray to. I was a summoner's guardian, so we went through them with her."

He lifts out a hand, droplets of water splashing up as he does.

"Not that I know why they needed all the puzzles first! Tradition, or something. A waste of time if you ask me."