Jeremy blinked. To be completely honest, he should have expected a response like that. All of these questions... to be honest, she had every right to be curious or worried. Still, Jeremy frowned and let out a hearty sigh. "I only promised I wouldn't lie to you. I never said anything about secrets," he pointed out as he took off his glasses. "Still, that's already one promise I've broken... regardless, If you want to know the whole truth about me, you need to be prepared. This isn't a decision that can be taken lightly," he said, looking her straight in the eye.
"Still... I know better than to try and change your mind once it's made up, and that look in your eye says it is. Maybe knowing all of the answers to those questions might chhange your mind." Jeremy flipped his hair back once more, revealing that same look he had when he talked to her before.
"First thing's first. The ability to use magic is something you're born with. Or, rather, the potential to use it. Only through rigorous mental training is one able to focus on the magical energies this world possesses, and that's just if you have the potential to do so. I come from a long line of Ice mages, people who are able to chill the magical energies into ice and frost," he explained, waving one hand around in a circular motion until a small ice spike formed.
"The "purists" have a problem with mages tampering with the magical energy of the world. They use magic themselves, but only as a means to kill mages who don't align with them. Guns are a bit classless, and they want to keep these issues in-house. They found out my family could use magic, and sure enough, they tried to kill us. My parents were able to hide me well enough, so I was spared. It's quite difficult to fend off a horde of other mages when t here are just two of you, though, so... they were killed. It's just that simple." Once he got to that point, however, he found it difficult to talk. Strenuous, even, so... he didn't. He just let it be silent for a while, unable to find the words for what to say next.