[ Hector studies Lalli for a second. He sounds so sure of himself but who is he to argue, really? ]

In the strictest sense of the word, I guess so. [ Considering how ubiquitous magic is at home, how everyone he knows uses it to one degree or another, he just never thought of it like that. ] I just tend think of dusty guys in crusty robes when I hear the word "mage." And I don't think I'm that dusty yet.

[ He reaches up to run his fingers through sopping wet hair. ]