"Lovely. Because every poor mage would be a quick mark for assassination from rival houses." The idea of it causes Waver to wrinkle his nose. Something like that could all to easily have transpired back home if magi didn't decide to hide themselves. "Do I want to prod at the cause of this war, or is ignorance bliss?"

Good to know that a dim view of fortune seemed to be near universal.

"I presume you've been here longer than I have to make that kind of assessment?"