"... I'm surprised. I'm becoming of the opinion that most spellcraft, as it is practiced on Esthere, are martial arts and the fruits of hard work under a different color, not at all like pacts or high-level formations." She pauses.

"As for specifics... Principles and properties of ice-type Ether. Anything you can find on curses on a person's Ether. And especially any texts on supernatural martial arts."