Oh my. I didn’t know that those crystals do come with some dangers in using them for magical purposes. I assume that they have such strong powers that one must practice caution in using them.

(Pooka and Mashka might have gasped in horror upon hearing how badly mistreated the Bearers got in their world although Anya didn’t mentioned being honestly worried for them outright. She thought that such heavy topics would be rather rude to talk about a birthday at this time. She is just trying to be a good party guest.)

And I’m honestly quite shocked that the crystals could do some damages on the land without anything to keep the balance afloat. And just like with you, I would rather take the gems instead. At least they don’t sap away so much aether from the environment.