"How lucky..." Somewhere in that tone there is just the slightest taint of jealously. Most of his life Atem stayed back home, traveling around was not something someone like him would have been able to afford, and not because of he lacked the resources. What was beyond those walls, what was beyond the sands he could see everyday from his balcony? More than once the toyed with the idea of escaping, see the world, learn from people, it could have certainly helped him understand the world a little better when he was younger. He cannot complain, however, he had a very good life.

"So there is magic in your world as well?"