[...it's true enough that Zulf doesn't believe in magic. Not in the commonly-defined sense, anyway. Miracles are something that he still might put some faith into, but any "magic" that he's encountered in the past has been explained away by some sort of science. But at the same time...hm.]

But whether I believe in magic or not isn't really the point, is it? What you've explained to me - the cruelty, being disowned, returning only to be tormented - is enough. The method through which your family is making you ill, whether it's truly magic or not, doesn't matter. Things like that...none of it should be happening in the first place.

No one deserves that. Regardless of what they may have done, no one deserves to be treated in such a way.