[His grin continues to be wry, even under the curiosity and stark assessment of the other men.]

Depends on how you qualify fake. They were just as real as the original until the spelled dispersed, or said original was compromised.

[“Compromised” is a better term when a duplication spell is applied to more than just walnuts—people and weapons, for instance—but the concept is the same.]

Magic’s very common in Thorne. [Obviously where he’s situated now, if his pin means anything.] But in my world? More common depending on the circles you happen to run in. Not everyone’s proficient in magic.

[Stephen just happens to be very much so. Thus, duplications spells on a whim.]

But it's common knowledge that it exists.