"You may not be able to do all the same things you could before, but maybe this is a chance for you to experiment and find out if there are new ways to use your abilities. If the magic is still flowing within you, you don't necessarily need the spells."

Istredd pauses for a moment before continuing quickly. "Not that I'm encouraging you to try reckless things that you don't understand." Magic is consuming and difficult! Not something to be reckless with. But that isn't the point. "But perhaps it's worth seeing this as an opportunity rather than a set back. You might be able to blend the magics together too."

Abraxas magic and his own. Why not? Istredd has already been practicing for something similar, it flows in a different way. "There are some spells that are dangerous using Chaos, where my magic comes from, but are safe here." Fire is the major one. Fire is extremely dangerous and frowned upon to use. And he can snap his fingers easily to do it here.

"It feels different to me too, much easier. I barely feel the surge of power when I do their spells." And he isn't talking about the beginner's options. It is possible controlling Chaos is just more difficult than Abraxas. Which is rich in magic.