[He cut himself off from dropping unneeded profanity in front of a new contact with a disgruntled sigh and shake of his head. Waver had strong opinions on tradition, classism, and the general closed-minded nature of the Mage's Association, but he also recognized that he chose this life.
Had different choices been made, he probably could have been even more like this curious man stooped over the blood wards.]
It's a shame about your partner, but it sounds like he found a better path when he teamed up with you. I... didn't have a similar option for continuing that work, but I chose to teach the kids growing up with the arcane in the modern era instead.
For the record: I fully agree with you, and I'm hoping my students learn to be open to new concepts like those of us born on the outside are.
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[He cut himself off from dropping unneeded profanity in front of a new contact with a disgruntled sigh and shake of his head. Waver had strong opinions on tradition, classism, and the general closed-minded nature of the Mage's Association, but he also recognized that he chose this life.
Had different choices been made, he probably could have been even more like this curious man stooped over the blood wards.]
It's a shame about your partner, but it sounds like he found a better path when he teamed up with you. I... didn't have a similar option for continuing that work, but I chose to teach the kids growing up with the arcane in the modern era instead.
For the record: I fully agree with you, and I'm hoping my students learn to be open to new concepts like those of us born on the outside are.