[@RabidAnubis]
Actually, I'm curious now.

Who amongst the students would be flat-out stronger than Arata (as in, he can use his full strength against them)? Cause you used your example of Sorcha and Iravis double-teaming him, but I was under the impression that an ancient dragon capable of going hypersonic was already enough to warrant the self-inflicted curse not actually activating?

While I'm at it, physically, where are most mages at? Like, are they basically still on par with normal humans, outside of having magical capabilities? Or has the usage of magic made them superhuman in various areas, such as reaction speed and all?