look you can be cute about it all you want, but in my world magic is a force that obeys rules, okay? i get this lecture enough from maggie that i know it by heart. its a physical force like gravity or electromagnetism. its got rules, it obeys laws, you can manipulate it with the right tools even if you're not awakened, and also as the current cycle through the magical seasons of our world continues, more and more people will awaken, until eventually being able to perceive and manipulate magic without tools is just the way people are. every person will be able to, if the bother to learn.

nobody knows everything. we're all from a lot of different places with different rules and different set ups, so lets be cool, okay?