[ Well, he is most definitely too polite for his own good, but yes, he was also worried this stranger would turn to stone on account of him being fussy over his soiled garments. Joshua wonders if that means he is exempt from the curse while in this world, but he has no means to test that theory without access to the Phoenix's powers at the moment.
What he does know is that he doesn't feel as much like death warmed over as he had in his own world –which isn't to say he's magically healed. His lungs still struggle to draw full breath, and he hasn't yet escaped the bindings of his own bone-deep weariness, but an improvement is an improvement. Granted, losing access to his magic also means that the prisoner he'd been carting around for five years may be on the loose, either in this world or his own, a realization that keeps filling him with dread.
He swallows his concerns down for now, unwilling to burden someone he just met with the possibility of a foreign entity bringing its megalomaniac imperatives to this world. They all have enough to deal with at the moment. ]
It is a tragically common fate in my world for those who wield magic. The process is long and slow –very painful. Potions can only do so much to numb the pain, but many simply wish for an accelerated death.
However, if the spell comes at no cost to your livelihood, I can't say I would have any further objections to it. Rather, I would owe you a great debt of gratitude.
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What he does know is that he doesn't feel as much like death warmed over as he had in his own world –which isn't to say he's magically healed. His lungs still struggle to draw full breath, and he hasn't yet escaped the bindings of his own bone-deep weariness, but an improvement is an improvement. Granted, losing access to his magic also means that the prisoner he'd been carting around for five years may be on the loose, either in this world or his own, a realization that keeps filling him with dread.
He swallows his concerns down for now, unwilling to burden someone he just met with the possibility of a foreign entity bringing its megalomaniac imperatives to this world. They all have enough to deal with at the moment. ]
It is a tragically common fate in my world for those who wield magic. The process is long and slow –very painful. Potions can only do so much to numb the pain, but many simply wish for an accelerated death.
However, if the spell comes at no cost to your livelihood, I can't say I would have any further objections to it. Rather, I would owe you a great debt of gratitude.