Her dagger, not to mention her inherent strength as a Valkyrie, make quick work of the second half of the rune, cutting the surface like butter. In fact, it almost comes away as a whole piece of stone. She works at the edges of it, to make its shape as perfect as she can.

"I suppose it wouldn't be the end of the world. If I could replicate the process, it might even be beneficial." Meja grins — which grows even a shade brighter as she realizes that she finally has enough carved runes to work with. "It's too bad that my mentor wasn't kidnapped along with me. It's been..." She has to think. "Probably two hundred years since I was able to put time toward magic."