I had a very small - minuscule, really - talent for working with fire. I once almost set my chambers on fire during magic lessons, and that was my greatest achievement. Magic runs in my family; my father has a gift for metal work, and my mother works with water. And you should see my brother Kell, he's incredible. But as in your world, magic chooses its own way, and I suppose I'll never know why it didn't choose me.