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I had a few friends, of a sort. Eventually. They're... they're dead, though. Gaunt and Feygor both.
[He takes a long drink. Talking about Gaunt's death still hurts, even though it's been over a year. It's why he came back. To save the Ghosts after Gaunt died.]
[He takes a long drink. Talking about Gaunt's death still hurts, even though it's been over a year. It's why he came back. To save the Ghosts after Gaunt died.]
I'm sorry.
I've lost - well. My Kel didn't like me much, but I liked them.
[He raises his glass, wordlessly, a toast for things that can't be spoken better, and takes another deep swallow himself.]
I've lost - well. My Kel didn't like me much, but I liked them.
[He raises his glass, wordlessly, a toast for things that can't be spoken better, and takes another deep swallow himself.]
[Rawne just nods and stares at his glass. He doesn't trust himself to say anything right now.]
Hello, my name is John Mandrake, I believe you’re my warden for the month?
I apologize for not contacting you sooner.
I apologize for not contacting you sooner.
Feth.
Yes. I should have contacted you. I got... distracted.
[By the port and by putting the library back together.]
Yes. I should have contacted you. I got... distracted.
[By the port and by putting the library back together.]
There’s no need for you to apologize.
But I was wondering if I could ask you for something.
But I was wondering if I could ask you for something.
Sure. I won't promise I'll get you anything you want, but ask.
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I'll put in a request with the Admiral.
That's all you want?
I’d also appreciate some slides and covers, and maybe some dyes and vials I can use to store things.
It can get dull around here, I may as well learn something.
It can get dull around here, I may as well learn something.
I'll try to make sure you get those.
What are you planning on studying?
I have a book of basic science experiments. Practicing with microscopes is part of that so I thought I’d work my way through.
It's as good a start as any. How much schooling do you have?
I had just finished my apprenticeship, back home, but there wasn't much of a focus on science."
I'm a magician, but I don't know how you'd define 'a lot' of magic.
My studies were more focused on what that requires - languages and maths, just to start, but I don't know how much of a comparison can be made with other worlds.
My studies were more focused on what that requires - languages and maths, just to start, but I don't know how much of a comparison can be made with other worlds.
Where I come from, there's magic, but it's dangerous. The only people in the Imperium who use it are sanctioned psykers. And they're usually kept away from everyone else.
That doesn't sound too dissimilar to what I know. Magic is dangerous. That's why it needs years of study and control. Unless you want to end up dead or worse, and why the government keeps track of who can use it.
That sounds familiar. Do you have demons, where you come from?
Yes. [Slightly abrupt, but that's not unusual for him.]
Magicians banish demons from the world, protecting people from their violence and dangerous tricks. [The party line for commoners, delivered without hesitation. He doesn't know Rawne well enough to risk sharing more.] Do magic users in your world summon demons?
Sometimes. It doesn't work out for them.
[If the demons don't kill them, the Inquisition will.]
[If the demons don't kill them, the Inquisition will.]
Very stupid of them.
[The disdain is completely real. Failures deserve nothing less.]
I take it you don't have magic?
[The disdain is completely real. Failures deserve nothing less.]
I take it you don't have magic?
No, I'm completely normal. I'd have been taken away by the Black Ships if I had any kind of power.
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