That's worth a laugh out of Myr--wry and quiet and sad all at once.
"How dangerous to the mages, serah, or to everyone around us? A skilled mage can be the ruin of dozens of fighting men, if she's clever and knows the right spells. And many of us are trained for war." His tone is matter-of-fact, neither boasting nor ashamed. This is how the world is.
"Which isn't to say that's the only use of magic; it can be used to heal and encourage growth, tame animals or let a mage take their forms. And we still haven't exhausted all it can do; I don't know if we ever will.
"But we pay the price for power--we're awake in the Fade when we dream, and demons seek us out. If they can, they'll take our bodies by force or guile and use them to wreak destruction however they can."
He lapses silent, expecting more than a few questions in response to that.
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"How dangerous to the mages, serah, or to everyone around us? A skilled mage can be the ruin of dozens of fighting men, if she's clever and knows the right spells. And many of us are trained for war." His tone is matter-of-fact, neither boasting nor ashamed. This is how the world is.
"Which isn't to say that's the only use of magic; it can be used to heal and encourage growth, tame animals or let a mage take their forms. And we still haven't exhausted all it can do; I don't know if we ever will.
"But we pay the price for power--we're awake in the Fade when we dream, and demons seek us out. If they can, they'll take our bodies by force or guile and use them to wreak destruction however they can."
He lapses silent, expecting more than a few questions in response to that.