[She blinked a few times to try to contain her enthusiasm.]

I see. Um. Well--

[Okay, she's really not doing a great job at this 'calming down' thing, because she's probably beaming a bit too much right now but. Okay.

Okay.]

There are many areas of study in magic, everything from hydromancy to thaumaturgy. But the source of magic comes from life itself. My mentor explained it to me as just that - the energy that comes from life.