[ This is all very impressive. Rafa examines her creation while she speaks. It's beautiful, really. His eyes flick up to her when she mentions thralls, and he nods. It's not a slave, but nor is it completely alive, which is a strange combination. It's similar, in that way, to the daemons; not truly alive, but autonomous enough to seem like it. His head tilts up at her, and he files away her description of herself as an intellectual. It explains something of why she'd brought out that book. ]

Where I am from, witches are masters of the magical arts. They are either white or dark, and each uses different spells. White magic is defensive, healing, used to gain knowledge. Dark magic is offensive, powerful, creative. Both have their uses. But magic like this, I have not seen.

[ He leans forward, folding his arms on the bar. She seems talkative about her craft, and he's an interested listener. ]

Do you use magic other than that which forms these creatures? What do the others – the conjurers, and the thaumaturges, do?