Showoff. But Vera's eyes dance with intrigue at his mastery of his magic. It's an art she knows only a little of, too content with her strength to try for much more. Those who are blessed with magic and are capable of mastering it are rare indeed. Too many end up making a mistake that costs others their freedom to learn magic, as the college discovered.

She snorts. "Will they? I find that hard to believe." People only seem to return her help with coin. It's a mutual cycle of using and reusing to her. That's all it is. At his question, she shrugs. "Here and there. I went to investigate the college. It's very cold there." Not what she had wanted at the time. "But there are useful places around there. Winterhold is a quiet town. The library at the college is extensive."