I see. For many of us, it's a fairly ordinary thing.

[And as if to demonstrate, Sabriel reaches out with one hand, sketching out three marks with her fingertips. The marks merge, forming a ball of golden light in her palm that she tosses up and down as she speaks.]

Our commander is a mage, and many of the crew are practitioners of similar arts.

[Through her experience with other crew members, and Ancelstierrians in general, Sabriel's found that the best way to introduce people to magic is to give them an unambiguous but nonthreatening demonstration.]

Magic is something that is entirely real, and we often encounter various forms of it during missions.