"Public. There's a draft in effect if you have the right skills, so I'm not publicly a witch, although signing up voluntarily's a viable career option if I think I can get research or medic work, and they might be smart enough not to try to put me anywhere the ability to walk across a flat surface without tripping is necessary, so my odds aren't awful there. They're - ruthless, but they keep it pretty damn firmly aimed at the nasty biteys."