[A reasonable mindset despite the chaos. It has its strengths.
Solomon, similarly to Mika, doesn't answer the retort right away, finger running idly against the piece of charcoal in his hand as his exhale flutters the candlelight in front of him.]
I wonder.
The amount of power that would be needed to bring us here is alarming. We can't speak to the beings that control that power. Not yet, anyway. There's too many holes of the unknown to connect anything firmly. So we're at a severe disadvantage, claimed by a magic that chose us rather than the other way around, with an enormous amount of responsibility on our shoulders and some incredibly high stakes that we only know in vague strokes.
Besides that... I don't think anyone would enjoy being under an invisible boot.
[There's a slight tinge of exhausted offense in his voice at the last line - towards the air, the space, the situation, and not Mika.
A beat, and he exhales again, smoothing his free hand through his hair.
...]
I want to have a dialogue with the spirits sooner rather than later. Patch this puzzle enough to see a picture. My feelings on the situation can wait until then.
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Solomon, similarly to Mika, doesn't answer the retort right away, finger running idly against the piece of charcoal in his hand as his exhale flutters the candlelight in front of him.]
I wonder.
The amount of power that would be needed to bring us here is alarming. We can't speak to the beings that control that power. Not yet, anyway. There's too many holes of the unknown to connect anything firmly. So we're at a severe disadvantage, claimed by a magic that chose us rather than the other way around, with an enormous amount of responsibility on our shoulders and some incredibly high stakes that we only know in vague strokes.
Besides that... I don't think anyone would enjoy being under an invisible boot.
[There's a slight tinge of exhausted offense in his voice at the last line - towards the air, the space, the situation, and not Mika.
A beat, and he exhales again, smoothing his free hand through his hair.
...]
I want to have a dialogue with the spirits sooner rather than later. Patch this puzzle enough to see a picture. My feelings on the situation can wait until then.