Ventus was shocked to see Talek use wind magic, despite having to have stated that he had no magical abilities whatsoever. Then, when he spoke about hiding magical abilities, he quickly figured out that he had been hiding his abilities all this time. Ven realized then and there that he would have a lot to learn from this man, so he continued to watch the match between Talek and Sage, remembering to look out for spikes in magical energy.