["We expecting to run into many magical enemies?" he almost asks, before stopping himself. Dumb question, on second thought. He'd never really thought of the wider implications of one person onboard having magic – now there isn't really a reason for him to believe that nothing else can possess powers like that either.
In which case, yeah – knowing how to combat something like that has kind of bumped itself up a couple of spots on his list of priorities. Honestly, he can't imagine it boiling down to anything other than "hurt them before they can hurt you" – same as anything else – but he could be surprised.]
The last planet? You mean the one with the slavers? [He hadn't been around for it, of course, but he'd heard a little of what'd happened. ] Can't imagine you'd have wanted to hold back much at all.
[Adam himself wouldn't have been able to promise as much, his tone suggests. Not really one to pull his punches.] In any case, that sounds like a plan. Drop me a line once you've got the details.
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In which case, yeah – knowing how to combat something like that has kind of bumped itself up a couple of spots on his list of priorities. Honestly, he can't imagine it boiling down to anything other than "hurt them before they can hurt you" – same as anything else – but he could be surprised.]
The last planet? You mean the one with the slavers? [He hadn't been around for it, of course, but he'd heard a little of what'd happened. ] Can't imagine you'd have wanted to hold back much at all.
[Adam himself wouldn't have been able to promise as much, his tone suggests. Not really one to pull his punches.] In any case, that sounds like a plan. Drop me a line once you've got the details.