Ugh, he has a nice smile. It kind of pisses her off, in a pleasantly prickly way, how charming Sagramore is. "First years have to learn... I mean, everything, unless you were born into a family of magicians already. Most people weren't. It's hard as shit." She laughs. "You have to learn how to adjust for everything. Weather, time of day, the stars. And the way you're supposed to move your hands, it doesn't feel natural at all at first.

"But the advanced stuff is, like, theory. Why magic exists and how it does what it does. Using magic to make more magic. Altering the nature of your own magic. That's not my thing," she adds. "If you want a really technical explanation of magical theory, you need Alice."