You go," Anthiel said. "Serif, Raklan and I will watch the ship."
"Do you mind if I come?" Rachel asked. "I would love to hang around some real wizards. My father only had a few mages at the castle."
"Is there a difference between wizards and mages?" he asked.
"Absolutely," Rachel said. "A mage is just an ordinary magic user. A wizard is also called an arch-mage. They are the mages who've learned how to tap the Ether directly for mana."
"You can do that?" Ethan asked.
"Of course," Anthiel said. "But it's really dangerous."
"Many of the mages to attempt to tap the Ether directly don't survive," Rachel explained. "They end up drawing too much and the volume of pure magic kills them."
"Wow," he said. "And of course you can come Rachel. The more the merrier."
He led Alana, Beth, and Ra
