Tomorrow would be the day Evan would turn 18. Most mages believed that they should have awakened their talent for magic at 17, they didn't talk about 16 because, in that case, the future potential of the mage was clear. Awakening a talent for magic was also quite good, but mages always strived for the best result.
However, unlike them, for the commoners and knights, only one thing was important - becoming a mage. For them it didn't matter what age it was, the only thing that mattered was the fact of the event.
Unfortunately, only a small fraction of them were lucky.
From the very beginning of his journey, Evan had been surrounded by mages for the most part. Sure, most of them were new, Ruby, Reine, and Lana had only recently awakened their talents, however, he was also familiar with Halvor and Angus, as well as Alf.