There is a complete and utter lack of surprise at anything Khardeen is doing, for a while. Fandaniel simply pushes his glasses back up his nose and watches with a weary expression, as if all of this is perfectly utterly ordinary not at all remarkable.
Not at all remarkable if he's dealing with his own kind, at any rate, which he is not. It's going to take him a minute to remember that.
"Thank you. I'm afraid I overestimated exactly how much goes into making black tourmaline with no inclusions. It's been too long." Creation is a challenging thing these days to begin with, he's pleasantly surprised he can even pull off this amount without falling ov--
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There's a pause, and he seems to be considering something very carefully, brow furrowed, before leaning back slightly and watching the flame. "I admit I wasn't aware mortals can actually do things like that yet. I presumed it would take at least another two or three Rejoinings." He still sounds tired, but now he also sounds rather puzzled.
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Not at all remarkable if he's dealing with his own kind, at any rate, which he is not. It's going to take him a minute to remember that.
"Thank you. I'm afraid I overestimated exactly how much goes into making black tourmaline with no inclusions. It's been too long." Creation is a challenging thing these days to begin with, he's pleasantly surprised he can even pull off this amount without falling ov--
....
There's a pause, and he seems to be considering something very carefully, brow furrowed, before leaning back slightly and watching the flame. "I admit I wasn't aware mortals can actually do things like that yet. I presumed it would take at least another two or three Rejoinings." He still sounds tired, but now he also sounds rather puzzled.