[ Julie can't dismiss High Magic the way she seems dismissive of New Magic. High Magic appears to be a very legitimate and wildly powerful form of magic. But she thinks it's obviously a bigger risk than it is reward, and it should be treated with that level of care. People shouldn't be using it because of the danger.

There's a bob of her head in confirmation. She takes a right into a tavern with an open door, a cheerful din of conversation pouring from it. ]

Right, that's the main style. It's like, the OG way they came up with. High and New Magic build off Academic. Anyway, Academic is what they teach over in Thorne, in almost every part of the kingdom. [ Almost every part. ] It's probably what you'd think of as, like, fairy tale kinda magic. Spells and hand motions and shit to memorize. I don't know if they use wands for some stuff, but I never saw one there.

[ She weaves through the tables until she finds an empty one and sits, setting her bag at her feet. Waving one hand in the air, she looks around both for a server and to see who might be close. ]