[In another state of mind, Hermione would have asked after just what he's doing, and why he's doing it, and whether she can help with anything. Potion-making, after all, is one of the few branches of magic with which she's familiar and can actually still accomplish with relative accuracy, compared to the way the Fade seems to interfere with other areas of her magic.
But now doesn't feel like the right time to attempt to play the amateur apprentice, and so Hermione only nods, silently telling herself that there will be other times. Bruce has, after all, seemed agreeable enough to prearranged meetings between the pair of them. So for now she only nods, glancing back out over the edge of Skyhold and deciding that she'll only stay out a few minutes more, sneaking away after Bruce is likely to be most engrossed in his work.]
Thank you for letting me talk with you a while, Bruce. I won't be long.
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But now doesn't feel like the right time to attempt to play the amateur apprentice, and so Hermione only nods, silently telling herself that there will be other times. Bruce has, after all, seemed agreeable enough to prearranged meetings between the pair of them. So for now she only nods, glancing back out over the edge of Skyhold and deciding that she'll only stay out a few minutes more, sneaking away after Bruce is likely to be most engrossed in his work.]
Thank you for letting me talk with you a while, Bruce. I won't be long.