[ He gives a quiet snort of laughter, threading his fingers on the tabletop in front of him. ]

Ehh. Just a war I’ve been stuck in for the past half a decade or so. [ Not all that important at all. ] I still haven’t decided whether I should be annoyed like everyone else, or send them a thank you card and a gift basket.

[ He does look intrigued at the mention of magic, though, leaning forward again. ]. You’re a mage, then? Did you study a particular school of magic? Or doesn’t it work like that in your world?