A few years ago, when it started to get really bad, most of the nobility made the spells a requirement for their workers. It means they can share power.” She makes a face. “Most of them abuse the system, only taking from their servants, but a few use the spells as intended and use the bond to create a communal bank of power for all to draw from. Orla, Bran, and Grady don’t have that. They’re limited to whatever magick naturally seeps into the estate’s grounds.”
