During his recuperation, Rorschach received many letters, all "letters from readers" of his published paper.
Kano temporarily handed his History of Magic classes over to Pascal. After waking in the dormitory, Rorschach picked up a letter and opened it:
"Mage Rorschach, in my view, your experiments and conclusions still contain flaws and arbitrary elements. My colleagues and the dwarf gentlemen around me still adhere to the Caloric Theory.
However, your design of a series of experiments, collection of various data, and attempt to explain them through mathematical logic are inspiring. I would like to discuss the experimental designs and statistical characterization methods for verifying the following hypotheses with you."
He gave it a hurried glance before opening another letter:
"Dear Mage Rorschach:
I could not agree with your conclusions more! When I saw your attempt to extend the principle of equivalent exchange to energy, I was deeply inspired!
But allow me to point out that attempting to summarize wondrous magic with ordinary logic is inadvisable! Mathematical descriptions in particular are highly dangerous. Their process of abstraction will distort our intuitive perception of aether and rigidify your mind. Please trust your keen instincts."
What was this? Weren't the opinions in these two letters completely opposed? He suddenly wanted to give each of them the other's mailing address, so the two sides could have a cordial offline exchange.
Rorschach opened several more letters, replying briefly to some doubts, while directly treating a few particularly hostile letters with the Decomposition Technique.
Besides the reinforced alchemy classrooms, the Tower of Stars also had rooms specifically for mages and apprentices to practice in, equipped with protective wards and regularly maintained by intermediate mages.
There was considerable demand for practice rooms in the tower. New apprentices could only apply under a teacher's supervision, while apprentices past