Bring that beautiful horse man on over! That's exactly the type of magic Elias favors, so I imagine they'd have several opportunities to work together when an extra magical hand is needed for something, or even just for an ol' Spell Exchange

(And for after the AU, definitely have him talk to Elias! He'd be stoked to help him get started, as well as low-key study the way an otherworlder goes about channeling magic that they weren't brought up around!)