[That makes him smile, for real, sharp and fleeting but genuine, at the image: hell, it might not be the worst chance they have. Especially if she's right about magic. Kadoc realizes suddenly that he'd been taking it for granted that magic would be allowed, but—]
—It's likely the guards can use their magic. I doubt they'd wanna give them any kind of disadvantage in the situation. So with that in mind, it's probably equally likely that the prisoners can't use theirs. What would they do if some serial killer could just turn into a mouse and slip through the bars? Or hypnotize a guard into letting them out? . . . So the question is just how they enforce that. If we don't know that, we don't know shit.
[It could be that the prisoners are wearing some magical item that suppresses their magic, and then Kate and Kadoc will be fine. But it could also be that the guards are wearing some magical item that makes them immune to a complex-wide magic suppression spell, and then they're screwed. How are they supposed to find out before it's too late?
He hunches in on himself against the night chill—and out of nerves—and takes a closer look at the sprawling complex. Damn, if he were at home, he could sharpen his vision . . . but this is good enough.]
. . . Let's get as close to the building as we can and see what happens. If there's some kinda ward on the entire thing that makes all magic not work, it can't just apply indoors. They'd have to ward the outdoor exercise areas too. So if we can get that close without our magic shutting down, we're probably fine. . . . And if we can't, I guess we're gonna yell her name and run.
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—It's likely the guards can use their magic. I doubt they'd wanna give them any kind of disadvantage in the situation. So with that in mind, it's probably equally likely that the prisoners can't use theirs. What would they do if some serial killer could just turn into a mouse and slip through the bars? Or hypnotize a guard into letting them out? . . . So the question is just how they enforce that. If we don't know that, we don't know shit.
[It could be that the prisoners are wearing some magical item that suppresses their magic, and then Kate and Kadoc will be fine. But it could also be that the guards are wearing some magical item that makes them immune to a complex-wide magic suppression spell, and then they're screwed. How are they supposed to find out before it's too late?
He hunches in on himself against the night chill—and out of nerves—and takes a closer look at the sprawling complex. Damn, if he were at home, he could sharpen his vision . . . but this is good enough.]
. . . Let's get as close to the building as we can and see what happens. If there's some kinda ward on the entire thing that makes all magic not work, it can't just apply indoors. They'd have to ward the outdoor exercise areas too. So if we can get that close without our magic shutting down, we're probably fine. . . . And if we can't, I guess we're gonna yell her name and run.