[ at the very least, he's easy at multitasking- when one is constantly on their feet, sometimes you simply have to move and talk. it's not the first time he's had a chat whilst on the dancefloor, but this is a far more comfortable conversation than the last one he had. ]

Hmmm.

[ he absorbs the information quietly, listening rather raptly. magic is not his strong point, nor does he care to study or practice it, but it is interesting to see how it flourishes in places that aren't etharis. ]

Magic has numerous sources, although I wouldn't ask about details. [ he knows the basics, for necessities sake...and the syndicate has more knowledge than most. ] Ties to nature, stemming from curses or pacts...Divine was apparently simply one of the foremost ones, and now that it's nearly nonexistant, people are far more likely to persecute those few who use magic. After all, the gods have abandoned us...or perhaps they simply never existed at all. Nobody truly knows for sure.

[ a simple shrug, as it's the norm for him. ]

Then again, it sounds as if your home is quite rich in variety and life. Where I come from, there's little else besides human and undead- seeing all these otherworldly features has been as jarring as the sun itself.