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[sorcerous]

[ He is lit in firelight, seated, calm, and his voice comes through the audio uncommonly clear: just his resonant tones and the crackle of the flames. ]

Many of you have now seen where I dwell. I offer shelter, to those who require it; privacy, to those who would like it; security, to those who cannot find it on their own.

As for you, who have taken it upon yourselves to repair the ship: if sorcery may be of use to you, ask, and I will come.

Comments

[voice]

[destinytobehere]

That's lovely, but I sincerely doubt magic will be of use to anything we're trying to accomplish.

[voice]

[sorcerous]

Magic brought you to a safe place while you were impaired.

[voice]

[destinytobehere]

Oh, really? In my altered state, very little of what I saw was real.

[voice]

[sorcerous]

Would you like me to teleport you again?

[voice]

[destinytobehere]

No, I'm quite fine, thank you.

[voice]

[sorcerous]

Are you sure? I would be happy to provide a demonstration.

And surely a man of science would take great pleasure in a glimpse of the fourth dimension.

[voice]

[destinytobehere]

[Annoyed sigh]

I'm quite familiar with it.

yes i know I am jumping around like crazy timelinewise, too bad :P

[buckingauthority]

Wow. You're feeling magnanimous today. Be sure to warn them they're not allowed to tell anyone unless it's 'by your leave'.

[She's smirking slightly, though, it's not really a serious dig at him.]

[sorcerous]

I would, were there a chance of them locating it in the first place.

And then, when they have the location, a chance of them reaching it by ground or sky or stream.

[buckingauthority]

That's kinda like waving a red flag at a bull, you know.

[sorcerous]

It is isolated and well-disguised.

[buckingauthority]

Of course it is.

[sorcerous]

And it is not a dare.

[buckingauthority]

[As flippant as she's being, there's less confident edge to her responses this time. Things are still pretty off between them. She's not sure how to fix it, or even if she should try.]

Come on, you worried you'd lose?

[sorcerous]

No.

But I will not gamble with my home.