Oh...you know... Just, like, trying to get a handle on my magic in a practical way, like getting fireballs shot at me and seeing what works. And what doesn't. Trying to block a fireball with my burning hands didn't seem to work as well as I expected it to. [Hooray poor rolls!]

Or like. Snooping around for valuable-looking stuff? Cuz that'd be the kind of place you hide a magical all-powerful lamp thing, right? With your other super valuable stuff. Hasn't, uh, been working out so well. [Maybe because he's been more interested in making a quick buck and that hasn't gone well.]

Stuff like that.