Silas stroked his chin for a moment. Emotions were not the way he used his magic. At first, visualization was the main thing that helped him have better control over his mana.
One of the main reasons why he had better control over his elemental magic than others on Gilea was because of the fact that he understood how those kinds of magic worked.
Silas' fire was created through combustion. It needed oxygen, fuel, and heat. Mana filled the needs of two of those spots, while oxygen was simply everywhere.
Of course, seeing his grandmother cultivate and use fire magic also helped him in improving his control over it, but her contributions were minuscule in front of the advantage that his knowledge from Earth had given him.
The same thing could be said about the rest of the elements. When he produced ice magic, it was due to a moment of inspiration when seeing that mistwalker create ice out of thin air.
