“Ah, you're right, I apologize for being so forward." She'd rather expected him to leave it at that and she certainly would have understood that. It was quite surprising that he continued on, especially given how personal his wish had ended up being. The rather stoic facial expression she usually wore softened some at his admission and she offered up a small smile. "I'm not certain if I would call that foolish. Perhaps a bit wasteful, yes, but not foolish. The pressure of expectations can be quite overwhelming, particularly if you feel as though you're never quite meeting them." That was something she knew all too well herself. People often vastly underestimated how much expectations could weigh on someone and eventually crush them. Even more so when they were young and impressionable. "I could hardly fault someone for wanting a wish like that to come true." She could have easily seen herself wanting something like that in his situation.
"Ah! I see, that makes much more sense," she said with wide eyes at his explanation. She could see how that would end up tapping considerable resources. "Artifacts like that are quite rare and important in my own world without such significance. They must be even more sought after where you're from. I imagine that must cause problems on it's own." It made her wonder if even the relics themselves caused conflict among mages. Her brows furrowed at that next little tidbit though. "How would a one relic call on a different spirit than expected?" That seemed like it would be impossible unless the relic had been held by more than one individual throughout history?
"It would certainly be a lovely opportunity." There was a hint of a wistful quality to her voice. She knew it would never be possible but the idea was rather nice to think about. "I can't imagine how they could not realize the potential benefit." Now that was something she did think would be foolish. "Though, I suppose there are some who are much more focused on the end goal of winning that wish?" An individual that was particularly narrowminded and driven might neglect to think of anything beyond just that.
"A fair point. This battle sounds exhausting with it's need for secrecy. It must be difficult to constantly looking behind your back for threats." It was as though they had to account for every possibility of someone using knowledge, power, or weakness against them at any given moment. Mitsuru was quite used to betrayal and paranoia, but this seemed like it was in a level all it's own. From what he was describing it sounded as though paranoia and secrecy might be all there was to it.
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"Ah! I see, that makes much more sense," she said with wide eyes at his explanation. She could see how that would end up tapping considerable resources. "Artifacts like that are quite rare and important in my own world without such significance. They must be even more sought after where you're from. I imagine that must cause problems on it's own." It made her wonder if even the relics themselves caused conflict among mages. Her brows furrowed at that next little tidbit though. "How would a one relic call on a different spirit than expected?" That seemed like it would be impossible unless the relic had been held by more than one individual throughout history?
"It would certainly be a lovely opportunity." There was a hint of a wistful quality to her voice. She knew it would never be possible but the idea was rather nice to think about. "I can't imagine how they could not realize the potential benefit." Now that was something she did think would be foolish. "Though, I suppose there are some who are much more focused on the end goal of winning that wish?" An individual that was particularly narrowminded and driven might neglect to think of anything beyond just that.
"A fair point. This battle sounds exhausting with it's need for secrecy. It must be difficult to constantly looking behind your back for threats." It was as though they had to account for every possibility of someone using knowledge, power, or weakness against them at any given moment. Mitsuru was quite used to betrayal and paranoia, but this seemed like it was in a level all it's own. From what he was describing it sounded as though paranoia and secrecy might be all there was to it.