Had a job once that involved a lot of Renaissance occult stuff, people who thought talking to angels and demons could tell you how to turn lead into gold.

[ Nate shrugs, as if that explains literally anything. Their boots hit the sand of the dunes and he keeps walking, relieved for the breeze that pushes from over the water. ]

You didn't learn about ancient divination practices in marshal school? What the Hell are they teaching you?