Finding the magic proofed training grounds was easy enough, though upon entering them I was reminded again that I was a poor commoner who really didn't have a lot going for myself just yet since the four other people here all had a wand or staff, and one even had a monster skull with a giant crystal ball lodged inside its now empty cranium.
The reason I was reminded that I was so poor was a simple one; you could cast spells with just your hands, yes, but the mana wasn't as concentrated and potent if you did it that way, so every single mage worth their salt had some sort of tool to help focus their magic.
Technically the Focus that had been 'left' to me was something I could use, but only if I used raw mana and nothing that was attuned to an element, which was where all the power was; so I didn't actually have anything to use, but that was okay.
