"Very nearly. They understand the concept of drawing on various sources of aether, but have no innate ability to do so themselves."
Hence the need to turn to other answers, when it had come time to build an empire out of what Garlemald had to offer. And for all that he had very much enjoyed the challenge of it, after decades of pretending to be so much less than he is, it's begun to grow wearying. (Which may also simply be the way the years hang heavy on him, though he does his best to not think on that.)
The question about the imperial crown, on the other hand, has him blinking, as if he's only now stopping to think about it.
"It is typically expected."
By whom and for what reason he doesn't clarify. But he does reach up and gently lift it off his head - and far easier than might be expected. A fact that is easily explained given that rather than shift to put it down on the desk he simply channels more power to the float spells he's carefully worked into the crown and lets them bear it across the intervening space and settle down on the desk.
"It would need to be carefully done. But no doubt I could, yes."
"Sometimes it seems like I may as well be. A fool, trying to herd those no better than children."
Which is not to say that it hasn't been something he'd wanted to do. A challenge he'd willingly set himself. But it has rather grown tiresome over the years.
"But no, it's an insignia of rank. Similar to the masks you or I might have had, once."
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Date: 2020-12-08 05:38 am (UTC)Hence the need to turn to other answers, when it had come time to build an empire out of what Garlemald had to offer. And for all that he had very much enjoyed the challenge of it, after decades of pretending to be so much less than he is, it's begun to grow wearying. (Which may also simply be the way the years hang heavy on him, though he does his best to not think on that.)
The question about the imperial crown, on the other hand, has him blinking, as if he's only now stopping to think about it.
"It is typically expected."
By whom and for what reason he doesn't clarify. But he does reach up and gently lift it off his head - and far easier than might be expected. A fact that is easily explained given that rather than shift to put it down on the desk he simply channels more power to the float spells he's carefully worked into the crown and lets them bear it across the intervening space and settle down on the desk.
"It would need to be carefully done. But no doubt I could, yes."
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Date: 2020-12-14 03:01 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-12-16 05:48 am (UTC)Which is not to say that it hasn't been something he'd wanted to do. A challenge he'd willingly set himself. But it has rather grown tiresome over the years.
"But no, it's an insignia of rank. Similar to the masks you or I might have had, once."