"It's magic, yeah. But it's more complicated than that if you really want to know the rules and what not. Willow is good at explaining it. But Willow is pretty amazing on the whole, definitely more potential than I've ever had." Not that he was that concerned, he saw himself as more of a fighter than a magic user. Magic was good when he could use it for fighting. Further studies on it, well. So far it had rarely really caught his interest.

Nicolas turned his hand and let the flame vanish, then pulled up his sleeve to show the mark he'd etched into his skin. "I'm experimenting with this. Enhancing the magic. Maybe I'll actually get something like that tattooed some day."