"Yeah, exactly," River murmurs. "Spells aren't all that different than machines. 's why any educated blacksmith is real pussy that the damn book wizards up and decided that smiths aren't sorcerers. Smiths were, and are, the oldest practicioners of magic." She sighs pleasantly. "Which isn't to say all disciplines are made equal. I need death for necromancy, often my own, and I don't need that shit to forge."

Beat.

"...Usually."