I must say, as a Co-Gm, the age is actually quite young. 32 for an Altmer is fairly adolescent, and not to mention far too young to have mastered Ancient spells such a Mark & Recall. They are fine to have, with use of realism and moderation of common sense, but really the thing is age. Telvanni mages work for decades to learn and properly use those Master Level Spells, so one such as Val would need quite a few decades under his belt as well. As I said, 32 is still fairly adolescent in many ways, Altmer mature first because of their people's ways, but even at that young an age it wouldn't be a very feasible option.