[Magic was... odd. The way it was being described, Althea couldn't help but compare it to her electricity, though the sources of power were wildly different.

Apparently too different, because what seems like it should be an easy task has so far eluded her. And then there's the kid on the other side of the table! What was he even doing there? Did they really start training witches so early, or had he been brought like so many others? How messed up did someone have to be to bring a kid to some weird place against his will in the first place?

Maybe her rambling thoughts were actually why she hadn't made any progress, huh?]

I guess... in case we're ever in a situation with no matches?

[His words brought her back to the present, and his last comment got a chuckle.]

I imagine you're supposed to figure out the small fires before you're able to make the big ones, both as practice and so you can control it.