That's more than enough. [He cants his head a little.] I'm not a very patient teacher, though, so I hope you learn quickly.

[It's the first trace of humor he's shown for the past hour or two. If that's even humor. God, it's hard to tell.]

There is mana in my blood. That is part of the reason we are so connected to it-- it helped us evolve.

[He reaches up and unbuckles his hood, letting it drop to the floor, and then he begins working on the front of his robes. It's okay, Eithan. There is absolutely nothing romantic about this. He just wears five hundred layers because he's always cold.]