Esenel
Curious on the new way to cast spells and if the lotus won’t be effected cause of its high grade or cause it is a perfect conductor or focus for spirit energy. Don’t know what causes the object of focus to get damaged but those are my speculations which may or may not pop up in his experiments since he can just conclude for now that it is beyond his knowledge. Have to emphasize I really like how he is experimenting with new ways to approach magic as it makes him more unique. In mage novels I always liked the experimentation of ways to improve themselves that sets them apart from others.