You--oh. So it's not... It's not inborn? You're not born a mage or not, you learn or not?

[Restrictions make a little more sense, then. But death is still an extreme response, especially when Anders whole-heartedly believes that magic can change the world in a good way. He shakes his own head.]

For us, we're born with it, and it manifests suddenly. I don't think any mage has ever been able to control their first casting. If you're not born with it, you can't learn it. Sometimes I think that's what fuels the hatred here - what we have, some can never have.