The question makes Christine chuckle lightly, because Araceli is definitely right in her observation.

"Oh, I find it very rugged. They live far differently than I have. But... it appeals, in a way. I have never seen people who feel more free than them." And Christine gravitates towards freedom. Not in the way some mages have, with gnashed teeth and fire in their palms as they wish to mow down all who stand in between them and their goal, but in a quiet, steady way.

"They treat their mages like anyone else. I like that."