Lynch watched as the two fellows left the room and closed the door before he lowered his head and slowly began to recall the magic he had learned.
For the mages of Anriel, the daily routine involves remembering the spells of each enchantment. This process of memorization is a way to exercise one's mental capacity. Only mages with sufficiently good memory can retain so many complex and tongue-twisting spells in their minds. And when they use these spells, this part of their memory will vanish along with the magic energy used.
The more advanced the spell, the more complex its elemental composition. The mental effort required by a mage to recall it increases accordingly. This is the standard used by the Mage Association to evaluate a spellcaster's level. The ability to memorize more complex spells indicates a higher level mage.