"A curious one, got it. My kind of magic isn't original to my world," Temperance says "It was seeded there by a Trader... a powerful mage from another dimension and the practice of seeding worlds with it is common enough that at least hundred of universes have it and works alright in all worlds, I couldn't begin to tell you how, but the source of magic seems somehow unified. I do agree that the Bar is convenient."

Temperance starts petting the bar "Who is the inexplicable convenience? you are! yes, you are!" she says in a mocking tone. Temps turns to Max again.

"If anyone anywhere has figured out magic they didn't publish a book that the bar could provide us," Temperance continues "there are books with practical details about magic, but I don't think they are the kind of unknown you are interested in, they are pretty useless if you don't have magic in your world," she thinks for a moment "my half-brothers might know more than I do but not much, Franklyn could tell you about the underlying physical principles on how some powers work."