[ Waver tilted his head slightly, considering Nida’s situation carefully as he took another bite of his burger. He does glance sidelong at the other table to make sure nothing was going on over there before he answered. ]

I don’t know what you could do about the presence thing, seems like something you kind of gain with experience, right? Magic, though... [ That took experience too, of course. But it was something he felt he could weigh in on, or at least offer his thoughts. ] That’s something to focus on before your test. What kind of stuff do they focus on for mercenaries?