You're not the first person that's accused me of that. [ He'd been self-conscious about it in his youth. He was taken less seriously, seen as childish. But it's been something he's learned to be proud of; most people let go of their convictions. His have just deepened. ]

I'll keep that in mind. I'm sure I'll come across something -- it tends to happen. [ He makes a note, though, not to share Ashe's ring with David. It's still on his finger. More as a reminder not to make the same mistakes he made with her.

Loki was that fellow Balthier had shared drinks with when they were powerless in Little Love, and briefly seen the night he went out to the bars. So he knew a lot about magick. And these two knew each other. Interesting. ]

How does Loki differentiate between magick and the genetic -- I presume on this world that's considered more science? They're more blended on my world. [ Maybe his magick became science here. He briefly thought that without the Mist there wasn't magick, but it seems like others have it. ]