If I'd made better use of the latter I'd have avoided losing the former.
[ not necessarily true. even now, john can't divine a point where he could have made a different choice without damning himself in a wholly new way. but isaac doesn't need to be privy to the complications of john's life choices. ]
But the point is taken. Though I'd rather embellish what I already know than learn to throw fire at an incoming problem.
I keep men from death, the Speaker keeps them after.
[ and what does leander do, isaac ]
There's been scholarship upon the nature of a mage's limits. I haven't read any of it, always sounded dreadfully fucking boring — but there are limits. The farther you travel down a path, the narrower your view.
[ to say nothing of leander. but it seems tactful not to point that out. ]
I've taken note of some theories on mages raised with...nontraditional methods. [ nontraditional. meaning john. meaning some of the things john can do. ] There's a lot of speculation on the kinds of limits such a mage would come up against, but I don't think they're exactly like what you're talking about. But it seems either way, we don't realize where those limits are until we've come upon them.
[ he could discuss the symbological power of a staff: the separation of identity, in ruling, in discouraging the peasantry from taking up easy arms. he could point to their use by the avvar, the dalish, the imperium itself. but, ]
There's a reason we wanted them back.
[ and wasn't there some discussion there, of pirates and circle property? isaac was kept from the details. ]
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If I'd made better use of the latter I'd have avoided losing the former.
[ not necessarily true. even now, john can't divine a point where he could have made a different choice without damning himself in a wholly new way. but isaac doesn't need to be privy to the complications of john's life choices. ]
But the point is taken. Though I'd rather embellish what I already know than learn to throw fire at an incoming problem.
[ so. more cronching. ]
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I understand that force was a Gallows specialty. The library may have exercises, else you'll need to cozy with Voss.
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[ how could he strike out, the odds should be great!! ]
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[ and what does leander do, isaac ]
There's been scholarship upon the nature of a mage's limits. I haven't read any of it, always sounded dreadfully fucking boring — but there are limits. The farther you travel down a path, the narrower your view.
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[ to say nothing of leander. but it seems tactful not to point that out. ]
I've taken note of some theories on mages raised with...nontraditional methods. [ nontraditional. meaning john. meaning some of the things john can do. ] There's a lot of speculation on the kinds of limits such a mage would come up against, but I don't think they're exactly like what you're talking about. But it seems either way, we don't realize where those limits are until we've come upon them.
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Well, you aren't practicing on me. [ crunch ] Find somewhere sufficiently isolated, and we'll work through it.
By the by — the construction of your crutch. No doubt you can follow my thinking.
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[ However— ]
I never considered that something I needed to pursue. Is it as much of a necessity as the Circle would lead you to believe?
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[ he could discuss the symbological power of a staff: the separation of identity, in ruling, in discouraging the peasantry from taking up easy arms. he could point to their use by the avvar, the dalish, the imperium itself. but, ]
There's a reason we wanted them back.
[ and wasn't there some discussion there, of pirates and circle property? isaac was kept from the details. ]
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Tell me, is it a matter of focusing yourself or boosting your own abilities?
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[ his own still looks beat to shit, there won't be questions ]
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[ ha. no. (kind of?) ]