It is. That is why only those worthy to wield it are given the gift of magic. [Or so she has been taught. She actually doesn't have a clue how it works.]

It depends on the element and how much one is able to listen to their element. [The word she's looking for is training.] Some may need to surround themselves with their element to live; others may in time learn harmony with it. There is an elder in my clan who can turn his very body into stone. I once watched him grow plants out of his claws. [She speaks in awe of him. As he is a very wise and old dragon. She would like very much to one day be as close to her element as he is.]