"I do not know how this place would feel about raising the dead."

But that's beside the point.

"There do seem to be a wide variety of specialties for working magic out there. Many of those wielding a type that I have encountered used it for weaponry."

Or, in one special case, communication; he considered this the ultimate tool - but again, that was beside the point.

"Still, this doesn't seem a place where openly wielding weapons is the norm, either."