Rita raised an eyebrow at the word mortals. It wasn't as if magic-users and non-mages had any major physiological differences between them. While there were some ways magic could be used to protect or lengthen one's life, none of it even approached immortality. In any case, it appeared the sort of magic this man practiced was only available to certain people.

"The four elements... by that, do you mean the primary elements of magic - earth, air, water and fire?" Rita asked. It would have been an obvious assumption back on Terca Lumireis, but here, with so many people from so many different worlds, nothing could be safely assumed.

The man began to ask Rita some questions in return, and she supposed it was only fair that she answered them. "Yes. I'm a mage myself. There's no point in studying magic if you don't use it." Well, that could be debated, but frankly it would be boring as hell to dedicate her life to a field she couldn't practice or apply to anything. "Where I'm from, the only difference between mages and non-mages is knowledge. Anyone could use magic if they bothered studying it."

Rita had been watching the man's movements as she talked, however, and she noticed him poking around at some other books. "Find anything?" she asked, idly curious.