[ She chuckles at that. New terminology, yes, she completely sympathizes with feeling like you're playing catch up. That is what most of her early career in formal magical training had been. She'd floundered and fell hard.

To the question, though, Himeka actually shakes her head. ]

There are parts that are similar? I think all magic has something in common, we just call it different things. Whether it be aether, chaos, or...whatever it is here, I believe it's all the same substance. We just have different ways of tapping into it. But the magic they use in the Commune is really all focused on making a connection and appealing to the gods. . I'm not sure how different it is elsewhere?

[ Which does make her wonder... ]

The Free Cities...they aren't too fond of magic, right?