[ As M'ahina explains her side of their current predicament, Ardbert settles back on his heels and crosses his arms, hanging on every word. Conversations with her have always felt easy in their own way, even when the subject matter itself was anything but. Speaking to her is effortless, and they both know why that's the case now.
Which isn't to say that he accepts all of her words with a smile. The revelation that she's been stripped of Hydaelyn's blessing to the point that she can't even cast a single spell is worrisome, to say the least, and his brow knits. What force would be powerful enough to sever a bond as strong as that? The same force that has inexplicably given him a body, mayhap.
It's also possible that M'ahina's current state has everything to do with where they are, along with their distance from the Source. The First was, all things considered, one of the closer shards. But who could say for this place?
As she returns the same question back to him, Ardbert straightens for a moment and then shrugs. ] I'm still at a loss as to how this is even possible, to be honest. [ He uncrosses his arms and lifts both hands to look them over once more, squeezing them into fists before letting them fall back to his side. ] We may speculate all day long, however, and not find ourselves any closer to the answers. We'll have to find someone here who can clue us in, I suspect.
[ If there's one thing both of them are good at doing, it's finding friends in foreign places and ingratiating themselves. They don't need any sort of blessing to manage that, do they? ]
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Which isn't to say that he accepts all of her words with a smile. The revelation that she's been stripped of Hydaelyn's blessing to the point that she can't even cast a single spell is worrisome, to say the least, and his brow knits. What force would be powerful enough to sever a bond as strong as that? The same force that has inexplicably given him a body, mayhap.
It's also possible that M'ahina's current state has everything to do with where they are, along with their distance from the Source. The First was, all things considered, one of the closer shards. But who could say for this place?
As she returns the same question back to him, Ardbert straightens for a moment and then shrugs. ] I'm still at a loss as to how this is even possible, to be honest. [ He uncrosses his arms and lifts both hands to look them over once more, squeezing them into fists before letting them fall back to his side. ] We may speculate all day long, however, and not find ourselves any closer to the answers. We'll have to find someone here who can clue us in, I suspect.
[ If there's one thing both of them are good at doing, it's finding friends in foreign places and ingratiating themselves. They don't need any sort of blessing to manage that, do they? ]