[Walter likes his tea strong, but he won't complain too terribly. Weak tea is better than scalded tea, which might turn out to be the case with how early the demon put the leaves in after taking the water off the boil. Better to drink it sooner.]

I plan on training with this new magic we've got with combat in mind. I was in the middle of something when I ended up in the lake, and if I end up back there without my original abilities and a weak magic in their place...

[He shrugs, lifting the cup to his lips to take a long sip. The ending to the sentence is easy enough to guess.]