"Not all of the wizards have beards," he points out, entirely reasonable. Jolyne, for example, has a smooth enough face. "But aye, some people seem to come here knowing a lot of magic already. Some are like me: there are things back where I come from that I can't explain. Dead men walking and fighting. I study, because it seems to be of use, but I'll never be a wizard like Ambrose or like Strange.

"I teach the sword to a few children in the city. My sister plies her needle and means to do it for coin. If you wanted to open some kind of shop, I don't think they would stop you, so long as you did not harm the kingdom."