"Well, yes, but why not tap into the ambient energy around you? It's not like drawing from the Queen, and it keeps from having to use your internal sources. Like this," she says, casting the same light spell. If he's watching closely with magical senses, he'll see eddies of energy swirl from the surrounding air, and flow into her arm, before coming out her hand in the form of the lights.<br/><br/>"As for the opera? That sounds like it could be quite interesting, though they tend to be quite long. Imagine an uncut version of Hamlet, or Beowulf, rather than an opera you're probably more used to."