"A wand is a witch or wizard's companion, the means through which their magic is done. Or at least," he said, tucking his wand back away, "that's how I always understood magic until I woke here. Since then I've seen so many varieties of different magic I can't begin to understand how it all works, as if anyone ever could in the first place."

He picked the quill back up from the parchment, but merely tapped it against the page absently. "Forces, and beyond that it's hard to say. The same sort of forces that make the sun rise and set."