Seventeen elements? I had been under the impression that there were only eight. Fire, wind, water, that sort of thing. [ He could name all the elements he knows, but he doesn't want to. Unpleasant memories. ]

You're curious about the sort of things I've had to do, hmm? [ Time to whine about his life. The best kind of time. ] Well, for starters, there was when my employees and I had to retrieve twelve talismans that were scattered around the globe. [ Mostly the employees, but. ] You have no idea the sort of drain that takes on your resources.