Sounds political [ which is all bullshit to her ]. Then again, it's the same where I come from. You have the Sources who don't need to draw on any of the elements to perform magic because they're born to do it. Then there are the ones that need to and who train most of their whole lives. But then there are the ones who are neither and can still do simple signs.

[ She pauses, looking at her again. ]

Is that what earns you respect? A magical bloodline?

[ Oof, that sounds far too close to the Continent. ]