"Shit, no, magic is just ... I was always kind of hoping it wasn't real, you know?" Just sounded like an excuse to catch people. They were always stealing away anyone who happened to so much as be able to read a spell. And then there was the soulmate stuff. God, that gave him such anxiety. Why did it have to be soulmates? Seemed so restrictive. "I'm not an anarchist. I don't think society is perfect but no society is. Overthrowing it just makes chaos."

He shrugged and then looked at Minjun, smiling a little. "Politics is boring to talk about, don't you think?" Not the best first date topic.