That's too bad. Any way I can help you look for something that you could use?

[Ed gets a little quiet after that second bit. Sure, there were people like him who were stupid enough to try human transmutation, but there were at least things in place to deter people from it. For one, it's illegal. Second, chances are whoever performs the transmutation is going to have a rough time of it depending on what's taken as the toll for opening the Gate.]

So...there's not system in place to prevent that? Like, making it illegal? Or making it harder for people to figure out how to do it?