Not everyone can do it; it is something you have to learn. But from some of the people I've talked to since I arrived, our magic also isn't like anyone else's. We don't have any divisions in magic aside from blue, and that's just to classify the monster skills. [She pauses, considering for a moment.] Blue magic is difficult to master, though, or maybe it's just that people don't try it. It wasn't that difficult for me, but I think it scares others. As for regular magic, once you get the hang of it, it's not difficult, though unless you practice you'll only be able to use spells with little power. At least one of the armies back home uses magic as a matter of course, but it seems to be mostly a military thing.

[Quistis shakes her head a little.] Responsibility is one of the main things they try to teach you where I'm from. Sometimes it works a little too well... But your wife sounds like a good person. But there is a point you reach where you just take too much on yourself; I've gotten there a couple of times myself, and coming back from there is always just as bad or even worse than getting there.