Yes. I pointed out strange it was, that he was able to find and contain an illness like that to release with such specificity. But it's only been two years of studying the magic here, it's capable of more than I know.
[ Istredd can't call himself an expert at the magic in this sphere, it's been too short a time. Give him a few decades and he might be able to say as much, but he also knows nothing about New Magic, which he feels like he should understand to fully grasp the options in their current home. If he is lucky, he has that time ahead of him to learn.
What that group dream of theirs proved to him, among many things both bad and good, is that he will remain a lifelong academic. Always wanting to know more, to understand everything about the world around him. ]
Yes, as far as I know. I can't blame him for wanting to fall upon the familiar, being the same way.
[ Istredd's just lucky that his familiar led him to the libraries and classrooms, and the occasional delight of a dig at the Singularity in one visit. He serves Thorne's interests in other ways, but he's never been put in a position that he feels like John must be more frequently. If it bothers the man, he is uncertain, they are not close enough to have discussed it.
He pauses, studying Geralt for a moment. ]
So you two are ... friends?
[ Geralt just said he was trustworthy if they needed help, he didn't specify, but if Geralt trusted him, it was likely more than acquaintances. And now he's subject of conversation, so Istredd is probing. Lightly. ]
no subject
[ Istredd can't call himself an expert at the magic in this sphere, it's been too short a time. Give him a few decades and he might be able to say as much, but he also knows nothing about New Magic, which he feels like he should understand to fully grasp the options in their current home. If he is lucky, he has that time ahead of him to learn.
What that group dream of theirs proved to him, among many things both bad and good, is that he will remain a lifelong academic. Always wanting to know more, to understand everything about the world around him. ]
Yes, as far as I know. I can't blame him for wanting to fall upon the familiar, being the same way.
[ Istredd's just lucky that his familiar led him to the libraries and classrooms, and the occasional delight of a dig at the Singularity in one visit. He serves Thorne's interests in other ways, but he's never been put in a position that he feels like John must be more frequently. If it bothers the man, he is uncertain, they are not close enough to have discussed it.
He pauses, studying Geralt for a moment. ]
So you two are ... friends?
[ Geralt just said he was trustworthy if they needed help, he didn't specify, but if Geralt trusted him, it was likely more than acquaintances. And now he's subject of conversation, so Istredd is probing. Lightly. ]