[Francis is good at cards. Admittedly, he's something of a cheat, depending on who he's playing with and the stakes involved, but that came from growing up in a place that tended to encourage scams and cheats. In any case, it hardly seemed the time for it.]
They're- very extensive. Fingers to my feet.
[He tilts his head to the side a little, makes a point of the scars that curve against the tip of his chin and down his throat. It had taken him a while, pushing magic into them the whole time to keep him conscious. Giving him back stamina that the blood loss took, healing when he'd start to fade as the knife dragged so precisely along his skin. He spares the details for the moment; not the sort of thing he wants to put on the air.]
Garrett.. he said you don't like magic. True?
[He figures easy questions are the best place to start, and so it's simple confirmation instead of asking him why.]
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[Francis is good at cards. Admittedly, he's something of a cheat, depending on who he's playing with and the stakes involved, but that came from growing up in a place that tended to encourage scams and cheats. In any case, it hardly seemed the time for it.]
They're- very extensive. Fingers to my feet.
[He tilts his head to the side a little, makes a point of the scars that curve against the tip of his chin and down his throat. It had taken him a while, pushing magic into them the whole time to keep him conscious. Giving him back stamina that the blood loss took, healing when he'd start to fade as the knife dragged so precisely along his skin. He spares the details for the moment; not the sort of thing he wants to put on the air.]
Garrett.. he said you don't like magic. True?
[He figures easy questions are the best place to start, and so it's simple confirmation instead of asking him why.]