"Some things," Solomon agreed. "Not always good. Most sorcerers don't want much to do with technology, for instance, though not because we can't understand it. Some of our magic serves the same effect as the most advanced technology. Other modern appliances are just too unstable or unreliable to bother with. Computers are one of those--the specifications of a computer can change so much in a few years that there's nearly no point in trying to maintain centuries of records on them."

It had taken sorcerers a couple of extra decades to accept plane-flight and televisions as reliable and permanent utilities. The mortal world had changed so quickly over the past couple of centuries; it had taken sorcerers, not the best at changing circumstances, quite by surprise.

"Integrated, yes," said Solomon, "but perhaps not as much as you're thinking. A sorcerer can live side by side with mortals and not know them, and still be in hiding. Most sorcerers view mortals as an inconvenience which obliges them to remain circumspect. Others either view them as pests to be enslaved or the opposite--young and in need of protection."

Both perspectives were rather condescending, if Solomon thought about it, but he didn't particularly care. For him, it just wasn't worth making those bonds. Mortals died all too quickly for that. His life had revolved too long around the magical community to consider changing that habit.