And Strange can't help but smile a gentle little smile at that. "Whereas I have plenty of experience in not using magic. I've been a magician for less than ten years."

It's probably closer to seven or eight years at this point, but in between timeline shenanigans in the carnival, going home for a little bit, and the time he spent trapped in the darkness, Strange isn't precisely sure of how long he's been a magician, down to the months. Describing it in vague periods of time would be best.

Still, it's reassuring to hear that he and Lavellan were at least slightly on the same train of thought.