[She bows a bit, then tilts her head and looks over Roland.]

"Well, that's a bad thought to have. Maybe consider magic more like a bioscience. Sure not everyone can do it naturally, but there is no shame in using foci. Why don't you tell me what your endgame for all of this is. Then show me where we are starting. That way I can get a feel for how you know how to draw and channel energy and I can work from that."

[She clears her throat a bit]

"I mean, even the greatest scholars have to start somewhere, right? Any trained skill starts small."