True magic all came down to the deep connection with Mogar that those whose core had Awakened and those who bore the blood of magical creatures shared.
Quylla had to learn from experience and countless failures before giving up on learning it. Until she had entered the Fringe and discovered that every spell that she cast would receive an answer that actually made sense.
While Friya had used the time during Nalrond's recovery to improve her skills and to find a workaround to control Gravity Magic, Quylla had learned magic back from scratch.
She had to start from first magic and work her way up to the second tier of spells for every element.
While Quylla chanted, Nalrond gently grabbed her, making sure to not disturb her focus and Blinking them out of the encirclement. The elves recognized his energy signature and aimed their spells at his exit point, turning it into a crater.