[Oh... that makes his frown deepen. Stephen can quietly count his blessings that his manner of magic is accepted in his universe, and though there are plenty of other multiversal issues knocking at Earth's door almost constantly, being distrusted due to his Eldritch magic isn't something he ever has to worry about.
(Though, it makes him think of Wanda. Her chaos magic. How must she feel-)]
Nothing's worth that.
[For the Oracles. No glimpse into the future is worth that kind of treatment. But Kyle's next remark feels... pointed. The comment about Thorne is clearly there to gauge and to fish. To Stephen's credit, the pause before replying isn't a long one.]
Maybe so. Probably so. We would never have been summoned in, otherwise.
[Which is still, you know, a very nice term for forcibly kidnapped.]
But we're using Thorne, too, in our own way.
[For resources. For information. For wringing out what use they can from this magic-inclined territory if they're stuck here for an indeterminate amount of time. To solve the problems and mysteries of the Singularity.
And one couldn't really say that about the acolytes.]
no subject
(Though, it makes him think of Wanda. Her chaos magic. How must she feel-)]
Nothing's worth that.
[For the Oracles. No glimpse into the future is worth that kind of treatment. But Kyle's next remark feels... pointed. The comment about Thorne is clearly there to gauge and to fish. To Stephen's credit, the pause before replying isn't a long one.]
Maybe so. Probably so. We would never have been summoned in, otherwise.
[Which is still, you know, a very nice term for forcibly kidnapped.]
But we're using Thorne, too, in our own way.
[For resources. For information. For wringing out what use they can from this magic-inclined territory if they're stuck here for an indeterminate amount of time. To solve the problems and mysteries of the Singularity.
And one couldn't really say that about the acolytes.]