Questions

Who were the two men talking in the prologue?
- At first I thought it would be Laz and someone else, but Laz doesn't have the requisite skills/knowledge.
- What sort of incident would cause the Veil to be weakened?
- Could still be Laz, just need to figure out what he did
- Why is Laz keeping the others in the dark about this person?
Why are all the characters around the same age?
- Magical ability is most likely to activate around that age
- Brain stops developing around 25, the brain needs to be developed enough to accept magic but not enough that it can't develop further