[At least he made it, so Rumple doesn't to consider him an idiot. Just uneducated.]

Unlike yourself, dearie, I am used to making my own way with magic, and experimenting with different types. And I have had students before, who are now quite accomplished mages.

[One of them is also dead and two of them turned out quite evil, but he's not going to mention that part. He had his reasons, there, to twist the still-living one in the direction he sent her.]

I'm sure we could work something out. If you care to give it a try.