Yes, but is it actually magic, or is it-- you know-- fancy tricks?
[Not that there's anything wrong with that! But after some twenty-odd years of keeping his magic to himself, he'd like to talk shop with some other sorcerers, thanks.]
I mean, to my friends, this device would seem like magic, but it's not, is it?
[Frantic is a good word for it. Merlin's mouth moves too quickly, words tumbling over themselves in a haste to be heard. But being eager doesn't mean he's stupid-- and so:]
Do you have an ability, then? And--
[But he bites off that question. One thing at a time, and he's more interested in this person's abilities than where or when they're from.]
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[Not that there's anything wrong with that! But after some twenty-odd years of keeping his magic to himself, he'd like to talk shop with some other sorcerers, thanks.]
I mean, to my friends, this device would seem like magic, but it's not, is it?
[Frantic is a good word for it. Merlin's mouth moves too quickly, words tumbling over themselves in a haste to be heard. But being eager doesn't mean he's stupid-- and so:]
Do you have an ability, then? And--
[But he bites off that question. One thing at a time, and he's more interested in this person's abilities than where or when they're from.]