It's pretty wild, Elidibus. Winter is aware of how wild it sounds, but also aware that it's pretty solid evidence to have your own powers bound up tight without fear.

"It's part of the whole orientation," Winter promises. "If you have magic where you come from, you will have a tie to an entity here already. I don't know which one. ADI won't, either. You will have to figure that out yourself." He makes an annoyed noise and adds, "I didn't even know I had one until months in."