[ That's fair. And if Matt could read Rhett's mind (which he can't do, unless he casts a really specific spell), he'd agree. It's part of what makes magic worthy of awe in the first place. If a medicine comes without risk, it's just snake oil; which is to say, anything powerful can always rebound back on you. It's a form of disrespect to forget that.
So Matt's smile widens slightly when Rhett touches the compass. He can't exactly feel the contact, mediated through his spell as it is, but maybe it's something like the brush of a breeze. If a breeze could feel deliberate.
As Matt considers the small revelation, his brow furrows. ]
Smaller, as in you feel hemmed in? Or smaller like ... being a drop in the ocean?
[ Either would make sense, he thinks, given the situation this new guest finds himself in. ]
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So Matt's smile widens slightly when Rhett touches the compass. He can't exactly feel the contact, mediated through his spell as it is, but maybe it's something like the brush of a breeze. If a breeze could feel deliberate.
As Matt considers the small revelation, his brow furrows. ]
Smaller, as in you feel hemmed in? Or smaller like ... being a drop in the ocean?
[ Either would make sense, he thinks, given the situation this new guest finds himself in. ]