It took me some time to settle on the particular mode of teaching employed at the Magiska Akademier. Some of it depends on which school you study. Conjurers/trollernmagiker in particular are big on the book learning, along with telemancers/färdenmagiker, while the five elemental schools put a greater emphasis on practical training. That practical training takes the shape of combat drills like this one, and appropriate drills in the use of magic, as we’ll see a little later in this interlude.