"So some of it is just learning blind?" That kind of made a little sense, what you felt differed from other people and maybe that was part of why her magic was so different from Regina's, because she lacked the ire and blackness that Regina's magic did.
It would explain her difficulty with fireballs too.
"Neither of my parents seem to have magic," Not that she knew of, and she doubted she'd go to Rumple for lessons back home anyway. "And being almost thirty when you learn, hey, you've got magical powers, it's a little daunting. So..." She shrugged, unsure if she was apologising for asking stupid questions, or just explaining why she'd never learned before now.