Curses, huh? Now that falls outside my purview — it's popularly maintained that's only superstition where I hail from.

If healing interests you, it sounds like you'd be capable. Magical aptitude goes a long way. Even without it, one can learn with effort.

[ Don't mind the mental image of a military camp, thoroughly medieval with a fortress at its heart, as a plume of flame bursts into the air from some distance away. Yuri can't help but think of his world's Dimitri when learning through hard work comes to mind. ]