"I just ... wish you would let me in." That is nothing new but now it has more weight to it because of Viktor's condition. Jayce has managed to accept he will never get the same amount of back and forth from Viktor as he offers, that's fine they are different people, but some parts still seem locked. It's difficult. He tampers down his own frustration as best as he can because Viktor already has a lot on his shoulders.

The Hexcore had ruins in it so the idea of using magic to work on other devices is something they've always conceived of, and only recently started to see in real time. "Whatever you want to do. It shouldn't take much time with three people on it. And seeing whether it works might be useful for us to know when working on other things." Good for them, good for him. Of course Jayce's priorities are much more singular.

He bristles as well, he hates that icy tone so much and always has, it has a tendency to set him off and make his teeth get on edge. Because it's Viktor talking to him like other people and he hates that. "We were talking about my freelancing with the blacksmith, I told him that I made a lot of our projects by hand, and referenced the cane." Jayce is annoyed and pushes off the table since Viktor is still working and goes over to his side, folding up his sketchbook since he takes that with them to the inn. There are some schematics they've thought up in there he doesn't like in a public place.

"Am I going to get my head bitten off if I say we should go back to the inn after this to rest?"