[ Behind her sleeve, her mouth tugs into a rueful smile. ]

Nagiko-chan did. Or, well - not exactly. She's been teaching me about magic and some of the things I don't understand yet. She told me a mage's magic gets stored in every part of their body, like their hair and their blood and their spit. So... I kind of put the rest of it together myself.

[ She'll have to thank her for the save. Or, uh, try to thank her while very carefully avoiding why the lesson had become so relevant. ]