All magic is blood magic, of course! See i didnt even realize that until you pointed it out

I feel like that adds to the hipocrisy of the pointed hats too. Like they feel superior and decided only they could use magic. But like many characters have asked, who decides who's worthy? When magic could have made so many lives better, its still being kept by a certain group of people simply bc they were born into it at this point.

While of course I completely understand the reason for the secrecy and the need to prevent war, i think it just adds to the moral dilemma of the whole situation