Wilhelm listens carefully, trying to be a good student — well, it's less that he wants to master magic and more that he wants to avoid failure. These are two very different things. Although he's the one who asked, and he's grateful to everyone who's gone out of their way to help him, absorbing advice from so many different mouths is becoming a little overwhelming. As Rhy concludes, he huffs a sigh.

"Seems like magic works differently in every world," is all he says, but some of his frustration bites through. He pushes his hands through his hair, scrubbing at the back of his head. "I can try it. If you could show me how to draw the circle right."

At this point the barmaid returns, and Wilhelm drags one of the mugs she sets down closer to him.

"So...healing and fire? You have any other tricks I should know about?"