[ There's a sense of gentle nodding, of an affirming mmhmm. Then a bit of a pause. ]

Well ... just in my experience, even coming from someplace with magic, it didn't necessarily prepare me for this magic. And knowing about demons didn't prepare me for these demons either.

Not to say there's no advantage in my background. Just ...

I don't know. We all have things to learn from each other, I think.

[ Though of course, if people aren't talking to each other because of Zenith-Meridian rivalries, that learning will start to run dry. ]