Craïs listened to Abaddon's input, blinking a little as he began to speak. He'd been quiet for so long. He made good points. She had forgotten Saren was from Drakovia. If he did have friends or family to seek refuge from, all of this just became several times more difficult. She did not immeaditely respond as Rei said her piece. Craïs agreed with the Shirokaze. That was their best course of action by far. Going up north to search for Saren was a much more time-consuming task, even if he were there. Their leads, if there were any, were in the capital. Abaddon was wrong about one thing, however.
"It's not an artefact that would just suddenly bring about world domination. If it were, he would have used it already. He had ample time to whip up any ritual not restricted by season or celestial alignments. If there were such restrictions, the Magiya Elder Council would have given us a deadline. He's likely hidden the artefact on his person, the Mage's Guild would likely have no idea he even had it. But you're right. Friends, family, acquitances. Those are our best bet for finding him." She said with a sigh.
She was just taking another sip as Rei posed her question at her. She set her drink down, contemplating how to answer the inquiry. Yaozu then stood up, asking them if they wanted anything as he did. Craïs politely declined, gesturing at the half-full mug in her hands. She couldn't afford to be buzzed for her projects, anyhow. They required too much caution. One ale was enough. She didn't see the hooded woman like Rei and Yaozu did, with her back being towards the inn entrance.
By then, Craïs had come up with her answer. "I wouldn't necessarily call it fun, with my projects being the other half of my job at Arcanium. And I'm not a Magiya, not really. I was never officially apprenticed, nor did I parcipate in Akademia. I'm only housed at one of the dormitories. But my projects... well, I'm an enchantress and an arteficer. As an enchantress, my projects iclude researching different enchantments, how to apply them and how they operate with different parametres. As an arteficer, I take on missions to search and find magical artefacts, study them and learn how to operate them. I only know a few in my personal possession intimately, even if I own more than two dozen of them. Most I find just go straight to the Department of Artefact Research, which is where I work. The only non-Magiya to ever work there, mind you." Screw the rest if they thought her claim for pride unfounded. She worked hard to get there without being a senior researcher's apprentice or having a scholarship stipend. And she was the youngest researcher to boot! Her accomplishments may be lost in meaning to these people, though... Except Aura, of course.
Clearing her throat, Craïs continued: "I guess that's why I was chosen as the senior Magiya representative, despite not being a Magiya myself. I'm capable and hilariously expandable. I know I make it all sound so boring and techinal and dull, but... it's all I have and I'm happy with it. Better than staying back home in Desertia, even if the populace was a lot nicer back there."