I swallow dry as the memory of that one very unfortunate abada intrudes into my mind. I quickly crush the errant thought. Fortunately for me, the other prisoners are wary of magic as well, so I can easily cloak my real reasons for avoiding sorcery as being the result a deeply traumatic experience with abadas. I don’t think he or any of those ponies will be in a position to refuse accommodating me once I let slip that particular half-lie.