[Amber: 003]

[hakanai]

[Someone has enough energy to address the amber today! Yoshitsugu has recovered from his illness for the most part, just needing a little more rest to get his energy levels back up; right now he is in fact still in bed, lacking his usual hat but with facecloth still firmly in place. He wants to offer some advice to the tree, though considering it's him giving it? It's not necessarily offered in a straightforward way.]

The magic of this world is interesting, isn't it? And dangerous. Something to remember if you wish to take part in any future quests which lead you outside of the mist; you never know when the flow will deliver you to a malevolent being who might decide to reach deep into your heart and soul, tear at old wounds and drag your weaknesses to the surface so it might attack them in a cruel yet extremely precise way, leaving you awash in nightmares and haunted by the most painful and unsettling of memories.

[It's certainly said calmly; Yoshitsugu's expression doesn't betray much either, remaining serene except, for those really, really looking closing, when he says 'painful.' The flinch is slight, but real.]

Or you might simply have a quiet and pleasant journey.

[Moving on to better things and a more pleasant memory, Yoshitsugu relaxed against the back of his bed a little more; his smile isn't visible, of course, but the pleasure he feels when recalling this memory shows in his eyes.]

The most interesting magic was that which brought chocolate cake to us. Those of you who come from a time and place where you can eat it whenever you like are very fortunate.

Comments

[blood_and_thunder]

[always a ray of sunshine, aren't you.]

It's a double edged sword, at the very least.

[hakanai]

[Nobody shines brighter!]

Magic usually is. Still, it's different knowing the edges exist and experiencing that sharpness, don't you think? Not everyone is capable of handling it, Noire.

[blood_and_thunder]

Believe me, I know. Magic can be used for good or evil, depending on who is using it and for what purpose. It's a tool just as a sword or my arrows are.

... The real question for me is... If this is sentient magic, or being used by some higher power.

[hakanai]

There was intelligence behind the trials my group went through. That at least is clear.

[He shrugs, though it's not the most appropriate gesture. Yoshitsugu's had been one of the few things in life that ever managed to unsettle him.]

A mix of sources is likely.

[blood_and_thunder]

[She sighs heavily.]

I don't like it. It's too... messy. I can't find a purpose in any of this.

[hakanai]

Much of life passes without purpose. It's best to just go with the flow and take this magic as it comes... with some caution, at times.

[Yoshitsugu tilts his head a fraction.]

In the meantime, think about chocolate cake instead.

[blood_and_thunder]

...

It was pretty good. Better than most of the stuff I've ever made.

[hakanai]

[Yoshitsugu laughs quietly at that.]

I have never eaten cake before. No doubt I would enjoy your cake just as much as I enjoyed that one.

[He's pretty certain cake is, all round, something he approves of.]

[blood_and_thunder]

[Aw shucks.]

... I hope sometime I can show you and see if those words still ring true.

[hakanai]

[The slight possibility of more cake in the future in much better than no possibility at all. Perhaps the flow will be generous?]

We both hope for that.