[ He's considered teaching Nadine a few things. Not the full extent of his magic, just some simple spells here and there. It'd give her something to do, and beyond that his magic was dark and foul and it wormed its way into your heart like the roots of a great dark tree. you could use it to heal and mend and do all the good in the world and you'd still be darker for it.
It would benefit her, too. She can't handle him as she is now. Not for long. He'd rather she start with him than with these mages and what he with his current sour-grapes mentality assumes is a very boring, basic sort of magic.
But even though it wasn't ideal, it could help her help him. ]
You could help me out of here, darling. See if there's a way to break the locks and that nasty little curse they placed on me.
[ It's not a choice in his mind. It's an order, phrased gently enough that she might not realize he didn't leave any other option. She is his Queen and this is her duty. ]
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[ He's considered teaching Nadine a few things. Not the full extent of his magic, just some simple spells here and there. It'd give her something to do, and beyond that his magic was dark and foul and it wormed its way into your heart like the roots of a great dark tree. you could use it to heal and mend and do all the good in the world and you'd still be darker for it.
It would benefit her, too. She can't handle him as she is now. Not for long. He'd rather she start with him than with these mages and what he with his current sour-grapes mentality assumes is a very boring, basic sort of magic.
But even though it wasn't ideal, it could help her help him. ]
You could help me out of here, darling. See if there's a way to break the locks and that nasty little curse they placed on me.
[ It's not a choice in his mind. It's an order, phrased gently enough that she might not realize he didn't leave any other option. She is his Queen and this is her duty. ]