[ The hint of relief results in a notch of his eyebrow. He isn't particularly offended by it; he was upfront about his struggles with magic after all. If anything it's mildly amusing. But for now he doesn't say anything. ]

The magic in Thorne is mostly Academic. If you're able to recite the words of the spell the rest of it should come with practice.

[ Raising the glass to his lips he takes a small sip. ]

In theory.

[ Because clearly it hadn't worked for him. ]

There's no magic in your world?