Unfortunately here, people are cast out everywhere: city or village. There are some, of course, that try to hide their child's magic so they are not taken away, and it often ends in ruin. If only the majority had supported teaching mages and allowed them to live in the world, instead of locking them up, then more would have come forward to learn instead of being tricked by demons or using dangerous bursts of spells.

[ She has a lot of Feelings™ that tend to come out unbidden. ]

It sounds like a dream.