[ Whoa, sudden basic primer on magic. Bariyan takes a moment to try and process this all as best as he can, and to form his own reply. ]

Hm. All right. That's explanation enough for me, though I think I'll stand with Anders on this one. [ Not that it matters terribly, he thinks, they're all very far away from anders and merrill's world anyway.... ] Thank you for taking the time to explain.