The Chrysalis's Talents

"A prodigy?" Aldrich raised a brow, surprised.

In the distance, he heard the Chrysalis marveling at the many large tomes, remarking to herself, "Blue book! Red book! Spiky book! Big book!"

"Magic isn't something I've ever had to consciously learn," said Aldrich. "The knowledge just funnels into me, so I don't know how to tell whether someone is 'good' at using magic or not."

It was an odd phenomenon. According to lore, mages had to dedicate years to actually know how to cast magic. They had to spend large amounts of time meditating to figure out how to control the flow of their mana, and then they had to spend even more time understanding how to temper that flow and shape it into a reliable spell.

For Aldrich, all of that knowledge was just downloaded into his head. Though, he did note, what he got was a base amount of knowledge that let him use the spell, but using it to its peak capability was something he might be able to train for.

The Outer Trait," explained Medula.