[ alec looks up at ronan, curious, but not looking too surprised. ]

I've known a guy that can do that. I ended up with his powers for a while.

[ explaining eudio and the whole power surge from the shrine ordeal would be a pain in the ass, so he leaves it at that. he doesn't think it needs much else. as a means to explain he understands what it means to dream things in the sense ronan is talking about, he adds: ]

My cat... I dreamed her into reality like that. [ now that the wood is placed correctly, alec takes out his stele. ] Other stuff, too, pretty much useless though.

[ he picks a piece of wood wide enough, drawing a heat rune on it with the stele. it glows golden, the wood smoking, and alec drops it into the pile. it'll continue heating until combusting, but the heat itself will be enough to light the rest of the sticks and get the fire going. ]