Nate's eyebrows rose and he resisted the impulse to try and touch the flame, it was pretty incredible to him that someone had the ability to create fire from nowhere. "That's amazing" he said quietly, watching the book, "You're amazing" he smiled. He was truly fascinated by the magic, he'd never been so close to someone who could do it and the stories he'd heard told him that unlike what Lucien had said, magic users who could inflict pain did so whenever they felt like it. This was a whole new world.
"Maybe the lack of alcohol here is a good thing then" Nate offered, "if it's encouraging your learning" So far he'd not seen any reason why Lucien would drink so much, he was a nice person and didn't need the drink to make that any more true. "I did wonder how you were managing" especially when his build was so much smaller than Nate's and he was freezing, "You make the best suggestions" Nate readily agreed standing up and holding out his hand to Lucien.