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Let her go?

[ That's unexpected. ]

She wasn't a pet or a familiar.

But you summoned it—her. How could she not be a familiar?

[ What was the point of summoning such a creature then? ]

If a beastmaster tried to make a familiar out of everything they summoned, they would end up tearing themselves to pieces within a year. Enya was here on contract. Isildur, Isolde, and Lori are bound by and to my soul.

I did not realize you had restrictions.

Of course there's restrictions, I can't just pull a monster out of thin air and tell it to listen to me for no reason.

This is an interesting talent you have.

What happens if they do not listen?

If a summons doesn't want to listen, it's not going to answer the summons in the first place.

...and it's not a talent, these are professional skills that I've spent twenty years of practice and study developing.

I apologize, I assumed there must be some natural aptitude involves as well. They would of course have to be properly nurtured.

The only part of my world's magic that's innate is how much excess a person can hold or regenerate, but you can still be an accomplished magician even if your levels are nothing. Everything comes down to how much you can learn.

Does the excess give you an advantage over others?

It means I can cast my own spells. I have more room to work independently.

What do the others do?

They hire someone like me or they work with a partner. I have some summonings where I need my brother to help since he has a higher regenerative rate than I do.

Your brother? I do not recall you mentioning him before.

[ Pauses for a moment, his eyes going a bit distant. ]

It seems that Felix agrees.

I have an older brother. His name's Jonathan.

You are both masters of this practice?

No, Jonathan is a physical therapist.

Physical therapist? What does this mean?

He helps people with rehabilitation from or treatment of injuries. Like if someone's been unable to walk for a while from surgery or a broken bone, he'll coach them back into using that leg again.

I did not realize there was a specialist for that sort of thing. And his skill is helped by his regenerative rate, as you put it?

His regenerative rate is good for magic workings, but he doesn't use that for PT.

Why not? Would it not make things better for his patients?

Magic healing is a different field than physical therapy. You can't just cast a spell and make an atrophied limb work again.

I suppose there would have to be some limit, yes.