"Can I see some of your sword fighting? Back home I had a really good friend who couldn't use magic to save his life, but he could focus his will and mana in his sword techniques and literally call forth the fires of the underworld to strike his foes with that sword."

"Of course, he needed special swords made, and I'm not saying fire is where you will shine, but strength is something you have to own yourself. If you don't own it, frequently it owns you and...."

[She pales a bit at that though]

"The less we talk about that the better."