[There's a pause from Julius in turn.]

As several people have recently pointed out... we're no longer all of us in a position to think in total isolation. My future plans are certainly about mages, yes, but as Anders pointed out, I've a partner to think of who isn't a native mage. The future's necessarily gotten broader. Her plans matter too.

[If that sounds as if he's at least partly deferring to Petrana... well. It's meant to.]