The snake, catching a glimmer of eye contact, or by purely coincidental timing, doubles back on herself and slithers out of sight, deeper beneath the rest of Dick’s coat across his shoulders. Magic continues to radiate through the cloth where she settles, tell-tale.
“Have any of the mages been at all cooperative with your efforts?”
She mentioned Matthias earlier. Given a moment to sort through his own rolodex of known casters, he can’t immediately think of more agreeable mages within the organization.
They all hate everyone, with good reason. This really is a miserable plane of existence.
“You say innovation isn’t grand, but I have yet to witness much in the way of native magical undertaking that wasn’t in some way grotesque or explosive, in the literal sense.” He pauses. “Which isn’t to say I think the ones without ‘Talent’ would turn down an opportunity to mind boil their enemies given the chance.”
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Date: 2020-07-24 08:28 am (UTC)“Have any of the mages been at all cooperative with your efforts?”
She mentioned Matthias earlier. Given a moment to sort through his own rolodex of known casters, he can’t immediately think of more agreeable mages within the organization.
They all hate everyone, with good reason. This really is a miserable plane of existence.
“You say innovation isn’t grand, but I have yet to witness much in the way of native magical undertaking that wasn’t in some way grotesque or explosive, in the literal sense.” He pauses. “Which isn’t to say I think the ones without ‘Talent’ would turn down an opportunity to mind boil their enemies given the chance.”
Maybe they should invent therapy.