...The more I hear of magic, the more confused I become.

[ frown. ]

Magic is feared in your world—in another, the people with it had power in society. In my world, Gracelings are given up to the king for him to use their skills as they see fit, unless it's a useless Grace, in which case they're sent home to be turned away from all jobs and any normal place in life. Is that the same?