[ Reynir breaks off, staring at Emil wide-eyed and eventually just shaking his head. He doesn't understand it, or how it can be possible. He believes Emil, though. Why would he lie? Just because Reynir doesn't understand yet doesn't mean it is untrue. He just needs more information.
Emil, it would seem, has that same impulse, asking what Reynir remembers last so they can compare memories, events. Reynir taps a finger against his chin and then answers: ]
Well, a lot of it was just... the stuff we do all the time on the journey. But we were only half a day's journey away from the sentinel. Mikkel was sure of it.
[ As for Emil being a mage, well, that one is easy: ]
It explains the dream. With Lalli, and his memories. How else could you have been in the dreamspace? I've never seen someone who isn't a mage there. It just doesn't happen. Maybe you were a mage the whole time and didn't realize it like me, or maybe... I don't know, maybe the gods saw you were on a dangerous expedition and decided to favor you just now...
[ Reynir doesn't seem too concerned with which one of these explanations is the truth - he is just looking at Emil with bright eyes and a small smile. He had been so happy when he discovered he was a mage, even though the others hadn't believed him. Well, he is going to believe Emil - and he isn't going to hide that this is a good thing and he's glad of it. ]
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[ Reynir breaks off, staring at Emil wide-eyed and eventually just shaking his head. He doesn't understand it, or how it can be possible. He believes Emil, though. Why would he lie? Just because Reynir doesn't understand yet doesn't mean it is untrue. He just needs more information.
Emil, it would seem, has that same impulse, asking what Reynir remembers last so they can compare memories, events. Reynir taps a finger against his chin and then answers: ]
Well, a lot of it was just... the stuff we do all the time on the journey. But we were only half a day's journey away from the sentinel. Mikkel was sure of it.
[ As for Emil being a mage, well, that one is easy: ]
It explains the dream. With Lalli, and his memories. How else could you have been in the dreamspace? I've never seen someone who isn't a mage there. It just doesn't happen. Maybe you were a mage the whole time and didn't realize it like me, or maybe... I don't know, maybe the gods saw you were on a dangerous expedition and decided to favor you just now...
[ Reynir doesn't seem too concerned with which one of these explanations is the truth - he is just looking at Emil with bright eyes and a small smile. He had been so happy when he discovered he was a mage, even though the others hadn't believed him. Well, he is going to believe Emil - and he isn't going to hide that this is a good thing and he's glad of it. ]