That in your world, a lot of absolute bastards - [If Lily listens closely enough to hear the words and not just the translation, that was definitely not English.] - have been preying upon the magic of the young in order to maintain immortal lives, primarily through a system where they send magically-altered thaumivores to serve as familiars and apparent mentors.

And that near anyone who so much as suspects the truth has a crimson target on their backs.