White Magic and the Fringe

Charn Exploration Part II
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But she would not be easy to find. Her exit through the city wall had been discreet—Jadis was always discreet. She had been sneaking out of the palace undetected for years, trading contraband with a who’s who of the Empire’s underbelly. Her list of favors ran deep, and her list of rivals deeper still. She could still taste the blood from that bare-knuckle brawl in Barritorei. Left a nice scar too. Jadis was as content as a jitterbee among the Fringe.  

In those days magic was not as rare, or as persecuted, as in the present, although at the time of this writing I have no conception of the present timeline of your universe. The Archive might be a useful resource to consult in this matter, but alas, this or that might not exist in your world either. I digress. Various schools of thought existed among the Arts, but the most popular (and safe) was white magic.