Seth panted as he stood up, feeling like his insides were actually burning. Normally he'd only feel this way when he had exerted a lot of powerful spells in one go, which made him seriously wonder what was going on. Had Alexandra cast some spell on him that would drain his magic pool more than usual? No... that can't be it, she couldn't even cast spells, at least not in the usual way. That's when Seth remembered Chiron's words about Hecate.

"If whatever happened to her affects magic items and barriers, how much more will it affect us?"

Hecate's fate entailed so many more things. The Mist itself might slowly begin to dissipate if the magic in the world was dwindling. Would that which Adrian said come to pass then? Would Seth lose his abilities and then be rendered useless? He did have some good combat and physical skills, how else would he fight with his crystal sword? Magic though was his main line of offense and defense. 

"Damn... stupid mistake choosing today to fight Adrian. Looks like I might have to use magic a bit more sparingly," he thought. 

Hopefully, Seth's natural magic pool would restore over time even if it was hindered. Maybe he could quicken the regeneration process with his own anger right now, that's usually what made his spells stronger anyway...

"None of this went as planned due to some external meddling," Seth told Adrian as he took a scornful look at Brooke.
"Even if you're bloodied and bruised at the moment, that wasn't your 'A-game'. Brooke is right though, we're about to go on a quest. We'll get the chance to settle this some other time. Until then, go tend to her," Seth finished as he pointed to Alexandra.