( Quentin's smile is fast and knowing; this is far from the first or last time that's the first thing people ask when he uses the term. )

No, well, I can do that too. It's what we call magic users in my world. Witches, warlocks, wizards, mages, those are all fine terms too.

( He's not one anymore, but he still feels like he can't lose that identity. Magic might be gone but it's still who he is, under the skin. )

I think people used magicians because the rest of the world isn't supposed to know magic is real, so you can talk about magicians in public with people thinking rabbit out of the hat, and not this person can open a black hole over my head.