And that was scary, all the more frightening than just the concept of magic itself. Uther felt his skin crawl like it hadn't in a while at the thought of darker magic hidden, at the thought of their magic and energy increasing the power of the gods, who might not have been completely well-meaning.
Too many unknowns for dealing with magic if you asked him, and yet... That was all they had.
"A double-edged sword, then. Possibly. If so, I believe the question is how bad this war is," he said while he leaned his chin on his knuckles, almost pressing them into it, resisting the urge to rub his forehead. He wasn't getting tired, or affected. Couldn't show that he was. "If we need to focus on waking the lines up."
To him, it was sounding like a last resort, a desperate idea. But it sounded like it needed some work, in which case they couldn't think about it too long, or wait too long.
How does time keep running away from me so
Too many unknowns for dealing with magic if you asked him, and yet... That was all they had.
"A double-edged sword, then. Possibly. If so, I believe the question is how bad this war is," he said while he leaned his chin on his knuckles, almost pressing them into it, resisting the urge to rub his forehead. He wasn't getting tired, or affected. Couldn't show that he was. "If we need to focus on waking the lines up."
To him, it was sounding like a last resort, a desperate idea. But it sounded like it needed some work, in which case they couldn't think about it too long, or wait too long.