Precisely. Take here, there are steps to blood magic, how it functions, and why should we not dissect it? How it pollutes, variations on a typical end result, interactions between types, fine, bur further? Any magic system is ultimately like a machine- a puzzle, let's say. Why does it work is just as important to understanding our place as the practical how.

[he gestures vaguely, letting pal's enthusiasm sweep him away a little himself.] It frustrates me to no end the idea that some things should be believed simply on faith, as though they lose value when examined. Anything truly worthwhile should flourish under examination, there is nothing cold and clinical about wishing to know the world around you better.

Bah. [soft look returning, not that it went very far.] I got that idea, yes. It's quite... hm, on brand I think is the term.