The story was a delight as always, very different what you've written before. I grinned at this:

"The problem with special powers is that, as soon as everyone has them, they’re not special anymore."

Even though it's kind of clear that in many fantasy worlds magic is something common and everyday for the people living in the fictional world - but it is rarely pointed out that magic is not actually special at all if anyone can do it.

Magic would be as amazing as being able to putting your pants on.

The story was a delight, I hope this will stay as a single post and you don't need to continue on the story as it's perfect as it is :)