I am quite a fan of walking away from a fight alive myself.
[ Though he can understand to an extent how difficult it is to master something you haven't lived with for very long, especially when your understanding of magic had only been narrowed to mundane occultisms. It's probably a lot for the young man to take in all at once, and to give him credit, at least he's keeping a level head about it. The same can't be said of other mundanes and mortals. ]
And it's better to think of it like a muscle that you hone and strengthen over time. Without use, it will only weaken. I maybe wouldn't have thrown myself into a fight unless I was sure I could win first, but we all have different ways of exercising.
[ Barring that, Magnus thinks he should probably make an appearance just to stop anything unsightly from happening. He would hate to see his new friend lose a finger or ten. ]
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[ Though he can understand to an extent how difficult it is to master something you haven't lived with for very long, especially when your understanding of magic had only been narrowed to mundane occultisms. It's probably a lot for the young man to take in all at once, and to give him credit, at least he's keeping a level head about it. The same can't be said of other mundanes and mortals. ]
And it's better to think of it like a muscle that you hone and strengthen over time. Without use, it will only weaken. I maybe wouldn't have thrown myself into a fight unless I was sure I could win first, but we all have different ways of exercising.
[ Barring that, Magnus thinks he should probably make an appearance just to stop anything unsightly from happening. He would hate to see his new friend lose a finger or ten. ]