He laces his fingers with hers and squeezes them, gently. "Only the theory," Cornelius tells her. "Miraz didn't think it appropriate for a Prince to learn anything else."

To himself, Caspian thinks his uncle wasn't likely to have him be taught anything that Miraz himself did not already know, in order to mitigate any threat from his young nephew. But Cornelius goes on. "I myself only dabble in the stuff. Tricky business, magic."