We're a tougher people than we look, [ he says with a quick grin, ears going a little hot again. ] Which I suppose isn't all that difficult. Still, you should see the scars from the last dragon I fought. Whoever says mages get to stand back and let other people do the work can go jump right off a cliff as far as I'm concerned.

[ he takes a sip of his chai, then straightens abruptly. ] Oh, but speaking of magic.. did you take a look at the folder they give you when you come through the Porter? You'll have something like magic now, yourself, if you didn't have it before.