[ Frankly, Erik can only hope that to be true. People of true knowledge and open mind are often accepting, which Erik always appreciates, even when he himself hasn't always been accepting himself. A flaw of his own that he sometimes wonders whether it's too late to rectify, after all he's done. But he's certainly keen on not delving into those darker paths, yet again. ]

War is never new for anyone.

[ Said bitterly, and heavily. Where there are people, there is war. Human or otherwise, Erik doesn't doubt that much. ]

It's a small comfort to meet someone else unfamiliar with magic, specifically. I had never seen anything like it before either.