"I agree completely."

"As do I," says Sarelle. "Even if it were possible for me to stop using magic all the time, I would not."

"I haven't found that many casual applications for mine, besides making pretty things out of paper, but I'm not opposed to them."

"Yeah, you got the short stick in casual applications. You do make very pretty paper things, though."

"...Impromptu paper tents for garden parties? Can you make it do colors, and if so can you use it to cheat at drawing?"

"Colour," he says. "Interesting. Something to try, certainly."

"Or, you know, not cheat at drawing, if you can draw. Can you draw?"

"Not as well as I'd like."

Eventually all of the fried rice is eaten, and primes (plus Aleko!) disperse to their various rooms for the night.