Alucard's certain that the number one priority right now is actually getting Sypha to sit down for a few seconds before she knocks them both over with enthusiasm. He doesn't mind being a landing pad, but it still makes a difference to not have to do that.
So very carefully, he guides her towards his sparse living room so that the conversation can continue. There's a good and squishy sofa, and that's the spot that he sinks down into. There is, however, no attempt to get Sypha to do the same. He has no doubt at all that Sypha will spring up and down for this entire discussion. It is her way.
"I have, yes. Speaker magicians were not exactly common in my youth, but they were unpresecendented either."
The matter of accounts? That gets a very sly smile. "That question really means am I rude enough to disrespect your people's preferences for not keeping a written record of activities and only having things in my own memory stores. The good news is that I do, but they're not here."
They, along with so many other things, are back at the castle. Alucard knows how long a journey it is, and that they aren't at a point to make it. The snows in the city are nothing compared to the mountains, and he is sure that there's nothing gained by trying to make it otherwise.
"Your elders are correct," he continues, settling back against the cushions. "I know that the Speakers began to use magic less and less the more the witch trials and the so-called Burning Times began to pick up steam. They had enough problems to contend with, and adding witchcraft accusations into the mix did them no favors."
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So very carefully, he guides her towards his sparse living room so that the conversation can continue. There's a good and squishy sofa, and that's the spot that he sinks down into. There is, however, no attempt to get Sypha to do the same. He has no doubt at all that Sypha will spring up and down for this entire discussion. It is her way.
"I have, yes. Speaker magicians were not exactly common in my youth, but they were unpresecendented either."
The matter of accounts? That gets a very sly smile. "That question really means am I rude enough to disrespect your people's preferences for not keeping a written record of activities and only having things in my own memory stores. The good news is that I do, but they're not here."
They, along with so many other things, are back at the castle. Alucard knows how long a journey it is, and that they aren't at a point to make it. The snows in the city are nothing compared to the mountains, and he is sure that there's nothing gained by trying to make it otherwise.
"Your elders are correct," he continues, settling back against the cushions. "I know that the Speakers began to use magic less and less the more the witch trials and the so-called Burning Times began to pick up steam. They had enough problems to contend with, and adding witchcraft accusations into the mix did them no favors."