[ a fancy trick! alisaie is a shapeshifter herself, so she's not so unfamiliar with things like this, though she's never attempted to shift into something so.. mechanical. is that what he is? is it a machine, or is it alive?? it doesn't really matter. ]

Crystals have no particular set size where I come from, they grow larger the more aether is infused into them, generally. Think of aether as water, and crystals as.. ice. The more water is present, when it freezes, the larger block of ice you will have.

[ it's the closest metaphor she can think of. ]

Some are small enough to fit into the palm of your hand, others are enormous, as large as great towers, or larger still. I suppose it is not so surprising that there would be such a thing across worlds, a.. thread that connects us all. Our worlds have lifeblood like any other creature.