It felt good to be called clever. Maybe people didn't think he noticed because he didn't say anything, but he paid very close attention to comments on his intelligence. It was a highly sensitive subject for him.

Standing back and watching, he leaned on his staff. This magic was different than the magic on his world. He knew all the general spells, and had seen plenty of custom spells, and rarely saw anything new. He wondered why the water appeared and watched intensely.

"Wh-What spell is that?"