"It was just a simple portal spell," said Neirenn, although she was pleased that he'd been impressed. "Actually, it's pretty complicated to learn, but once you get the hang of it it's not hard to cast."

But, Heartless. "Where do they come from?" she asked, watching him shake out his arm. This was why magic could be better. "They look like dark magic to me, but they're too complex to occur naturally." She didn't like the "I don't know" and the "I guess," but it was better than staring out of her window and wondering on her own.