Rita narrowed her eyes at that initial reply. Closely acquainted...? It seemed like there was another meaning behind that.

Well, in any case, she had her answer. It looked like she wasn't dealing with an amateur, though it certainly wasn't a surprise to learn that Taura was a mercenary. From what Rita could tell, if she were on Terca Lumireis, she'd probably fit right in with the mercenary guilds there.

"Quantitatively, I guess that's more than I have," Rita admitted. "I've been practicing offensive magic for years, but it's only in the past year that I've been going out and applying it in actual battles." She was basically the most powerful mage in the world, but that was more due to knowledge and talent than experience, and she wasn't about to hide that.