[It was a lot to chew on, Fjord nodding slowly in understanding of it. He still didn't like the idea of someone having the sins of another person over their head, no matter the relation. It wasn't right or fair, but there was nothing he could do about it, and Dan Heng himself seemed to have made his peace with it all.

And aside from that the other shifted the conversation with his question. Fjord was lightly tempted to gloss over it with, but somehow he didn't think that would satisfy whatever this trial was. And it would be churlish after encouraging Dan Heng to talk.]

Always have been, ever since I was a kid. I mean... people can do most anything with it back home if they got the smarts to figure it out and the skill to see it through, [A considering tilt of his head.] Never really had a way into one of the schools, or a situation that lent itself to self-teachin' though. But recently I... well I suppose woke up with magic would be the best explanation?