Exactly, right to the good stuff! Popp will put up with a certain amount of theory and thinking about things, but he likes the momentum of going into action. The book goes into his pockets, Elidibus has his full attention.

"Yeah, I know what magic power is, and how to build up how much of it I have to work with... but it just comes back over time if I rest, that's the way just about everyone has to do it. I've heard about potions that can restore it faster, but those are hard to come by."

He'll get into alchemy if he absolutely has to, but it'd be a way better use of his time to get a spell that covers the one thing he'd want to get into alchemy for. Also, alchemy is kind of gross and esoteric, and he's not sure about Elidibus' prowess in this one area. There is a public record.

"But don't teach me any alchemy, I want to keep my bathtub."