It's difficult for Viatorus not to become entranced by the other's description. Listening to Matt talk about it is like rediscovering magic all over again. The joy of it is worth being patient for. Tamminy's question is one that gets him to hesitate, and his eyes slide to Isidor who seems to sense that this is her cue.
She doesn't immediately look up from her dinner as she begins to answer. "We're not in complete seclusion. We are just more discerning than most about who we interact with. Viatorus still helps non-mages from time to time, for example." She takes a small bite of her dinner, chews, swallows, and then turns to Tamminy properly. "And we can't choose to be mages in the same way you can't choose to be a gnome. There is no purpose to it. It is what we are, it's as simple as that. Pursuing magic builds our magical society, and expands our ability to help future mages and non-mages alike, but it isn't a choice. You are or you are not."
Viatorus waits a beat to make sure Isidor's speech is over before he turns to Matt again. "And we don't have paladins on my world. We have divine magic, but no paladins."
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Date: 2017-04-10 01:17 pm (UTC)She doesn't immediately look up from her dinner as she begins to answer. "We're not in complete seclusion. We are just more discerning than most about who we interact with. Viatorus still helps non-mages from time to time, for example." She takes a small bite of her dinner, chews, swallows, and then turns to Tamminy properly. "And we can't choose to be mages in the same way you can't choose to be a gnome. There is no purpose to it. It is what we are, it's as simple as that. Pursuing magic builds our magical society, and expands our ability to help future mages and non-mages alike, but it isn't a choice. You are or you are not."
Viatorus waits a beat to make sure Isidor's speech is over before he turns to Matt again. "And we don't have paladins on my world. We have divine magic, but no paladins."