'What is magic? Is it an external force? Or is it a part of nature itself? Is it present in everything in the world? Or is it accessible only to the gifted beings?'
The first introductory lines of the book Kahn held in his hands started with the most basic questions yet the very foundation of studying and understanding the concept behind magic itself.
According to the book, the magic in Vantrea wasn't just something in nature but one of the constituents of the matter itself.
Just like on Earth, where atoms created matter, magic was the binding force that was present along with these atoms. But given the amount of magic that was present in this world and its density present in nature itself.. It was completely negligible.
Since the external force itself was so dense, many living creatures didn't even feel any magic present inside their own bodies. And because of that, a very less amount of inhabitants in this world could use magic.