I'm aware of the use of Silence, dear. I use that spell myself. There are several of my former students who do as well.

[Well, they do in her timeline. Keeping all the timelines straight was a nightmare she never really put effort into sorting through. There really isn't much point to trying, after all.]

I'm not sure what the mechanics of magic are where you come from but anyone can learn to use it and magic where I come from. I like the idea of people being open to many aspects of combat since there is always something that can be countered and it provides options to someone on the field.