"Certainly. A victim who was, say, physically immobilized at the time of their loss, unable to trust in their body in the slightest....." It seemed as though it must be some sort of natural process--like other senses growing to be sharper when one is lost, or a heightened immune system response to foreign pathogens. Perhaps magic was simply the body's way of compensating for what it was not physically capable of.

(Perhaps that would also explain his lesser magical standing, relative to the others? He had everything he needed in strong arms and cold steel. Even so, would that theory stand up to the fact that even Dilan has proven more gifted than him?)

Aeleus smiles wryly at his own line of thought, but holds his peace; he's here to let Even eat, after all, so he can take care of this work for him. Two heads are better than one, but he knows Even will be going over this work carefully later, anyway. There's time enough for him to render his judgment then.