[He leans forward, leaning his arms against his knees.]
Contrary to popular belief, magic doesn't just go out of control on its own. There has to be some kind of will behind it. The mage in question has to try, and yes you could get flame on the floor or something, but it's a metal floor and it's not going to catch, and that's not what you're aiming to do anyway.
Most of what causes magic-related accidents is fear. Panic. You know how most mages, when they first get their magic, burn something down? Because they have a panic reaction to something. An emotional reaction. I froze our kitchen because I was arguing with my father. We saved a girl from the Gallows who'd been a servant and the lord tried to get in her smalls and she panicked and lit his hair aflame. There's still will there, an instinctual drive to protect yourself or a physical manifestation of your emotions. Learning to control magic is more about keeping that in check than the magic itself, and if you keep too tight a hold, you end up burning from the inside. There has to be a balance.
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[He leans forward, leaning his arms against his knees.]
Contrary to popular belief, magic doesn't just go out of control on its own. There has to be some kind of will behind it. The mage in question has to try, and yes you could get flame on the floor or something, but it's a metal floor and it's not going to catch, and that's not what you're aiming to do anyway.
Most of what causes magic-related accidents is fear. Panic. You know how most mages, when they first get their magic, burn something down? Because they have a panic reaction to something. An emotional reaction. I froze our kitchen because I was arguing with my father. We saved a girl from the Gallows who'd been a servant and the lord tried to get in her smalls and she panicked and lit his hair aflame. There's still will there, an instinctual drive to protect yourself or a physical manifestation of your emotions. Learning to control magic is more about keeping that in check than the magic itself, and if you keep too tight a hold, you end up burning from the inside. There has to be a balance.
Does that make sense to you?