[Ashura had to smirk at the boy's seeming aversion to magic. If Ashura was a creature of anything, it was power, and it manifested in him in the form of a crystal sword and fire. Both were quite real, quite deadly, and it always amused him, those that thought it some charlatan trick. For now, he resisted performing a little magic for Mat, but only just.]

Then I suppose I don't know what's good for me then, heh. I'm a magic user, though in my land we call it having Talent - an affinity for an element.

And do tell me what you've learned. It's good to hear the perspective of others rather than simply go only from what your own senses say.

[He flashed a sweet, charming smile, golden eyes glowing warmly.]