"Oh..." Alice blinked before continuing with a twinge of disappointment. "You're not human either? Please don't mind my question then..." She looked away in embarrassment before looking back to Nathan. "Um, about Regia, they're people that have gone through a procedure that allows humans like me to be able to use magic, I'm not sure what it involves since its mostly run by the Kingdom and not something available to everyone. I'm... sorry I thought you're one..."

[i]Though, how many Regia were actually human rather than those disguised as a human?[/i] A small voice whispered conspiratorially in the back of her mind.