"The gestures aid us in guiding our aether, that we may weave it into spells, or into the act of creation."

He pauses, contemplating how to explain it so that it translates well into what the other understands.

"You may... think of it as bending our aether directly into the patterns that your Words would invoke. 'Tis something that comes naturally to our kind, though a few of us struggle more than others."