[That gets a bit of surprise from Yuan.] Fire and ice? That's actually very uncommon in my world - they're opposing elements. Although I'm not familiar with arcane...

[He lets the lightning ball wink out, and elaborates.] ...Where I come from, many casters can use more than one element, but they almost always specialize in one of the eight, usually the one they feel most innately connected to. And learning opposing elements is more difficult than most people are willing to bother with. ...Although...it might be different with full-blooded elves. [He shifts his posture slightly, turning just a little bit sideways as he regards Belth carefully.] ...They don't really tell outsiders anything.