Hm, interesting concept. I like the emphasis on intrigue and the overall feel of this. However, that being said, I think the whole bit about being good and bad, while integral to your story, kind of disregards basic choice. The idea that certain abilities are simply bad, ect has always irked me, along with all magic being somehow morally based. I don’t think that self agency in magic is inherently selfish or evil. 
Maybe one day I shall write about my science mages, lol, but first must finish On Foxtrot Hill.
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