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[coiledscales]

That's untrue. There were more productive ways to approach that - and better ways to speak to someone, no matter how angry.

[ He sounds a bit irritated himself. He still catches the book when she tosses at him, but there's a frown hovering on the edge of his features. ]

I do take you seriously. But you wouldn't appreciate it if I came barging in, yelling at you about a slight or an insult, would you?

[thunderproof]

You're scarier than me.

❰ clearly they are not comparable, being as adalia is a foot shorter than him, nowhere near as magically potent, and is about as physically imposing as a mouse would be to a cat. ❱

You could and would actually hurt me or people I care about in order to get what you want. I used a cantrip on you and could have been flattened in a second if you actually felt threatened.

[coiledscales]

[ Alacruun arches a brow. ]

I'm not that much more frightening than you are in this world. We're both mages and the bulk of my power is locked away. You could probably kill me here, if you were so inclined.

[ He paces back and forth, trying to work the numb ache out of his limbs. ]

So I don't think the situation is so lopsided as you make it sound.

[thunderproof]

Really, you don't.

❰ adalia waits until alacruun looks at her before pointedly gesturing at all of him, spending particular time on his broad shoulders and his massive horns. ❱

Even without all your magic, if you'd really been worried I was going to hurt you you could have gored me, or held me down, or any number of things. You're massive.

❰ her eyes linger on his shoulders before she looks back up at his face, her cheeks slightly red. gwen's little lecture has her thinking... things. but she won't be distracted. ❱

[coiledscales]

All of my fighting experience has been as a dragon.

[ Alacruun lifts a hand and flexes it, giving it a rather dispassionate look. He is keeping an eye on her though and he notes the blush, which he finds very interesting. ]

I'm just as likely to hurt myself as I am you.

[ He rolls one shoulder and then the other.

One might even think he's doing it intentionally, but nope, he'd never do that. ]

[thunderproof]

You're a smart man, you'd figure it out.

❰ damn him and his shoulders. adalia watches him roll one, then the other, as if transfixed — and then her cheeks flush an even brighter red and she looks down, suddenly very busy petting her dragon. ❱

I'd have thought you'd be pleased to still be considered terrifying. Not much you can do to rule the world if people aren't afraid of you.

[coiledscales]

I don't want to rule this world. It's not even mine.

[ He shrugs and half flops back onto his bed with a sigh. He'll remember that blush. ]

And I'm not... myself. Not here.

[thunderproof]

So you say.

❰ adalia will believe it when... never, probably. ❱

You're not so much less you need to be concerned. I'm sure if you were so inclined you'd be a strong contender for "Thedas' worst mage problem" next to Corypheus.

[coiledscales]

Please. I'm much better than he is.

[ Let him have something, Adalia. ]

[thunderproof]

Mmm.

❰ sure you are, dear. ❱

[coiledscales]

I don't want to destroy everything, do I?

[ He sniffs indignantly. Please. Cory-whatsit is an amateur. ]