"Am I? I suppose it's partly based on how I was taught. Partly based on the career I pursued. Cartography is rewarding work but it requires good note taking and rough sketches to be able to accurately go back in and annotate a map later. I've learned the hard way that it's better to keep separate journals so my final work is well prepared before I put quill to...to uh."

He glances over and notes with a soft startled chuckle that Gale has stopped listening.

"Ah. Don't laugh at that. I've not a shred of talent for magics but it does not mean I don't have a deep respect for the craft or its theory."