Sarkan grins languidly, a hint of self-deprecation.
"Don't look at me." Unless Cosima really thinks that the Dragon is the absolute paragon of patience. "I won't wed myself to a tedious project like that until I've found an effective way to use Thedosian magic alongside my methods." And even then, only if he can also experiment with shrinking or damaging anchor shard material with his purification techniques. "As you can guess, I've only made some headway. Some."
He swirls his goblet absently.
"So have you learnt anything worth mentioning? I want to know how quickly disease sets in, and if --" an image of the gardener-girl whose name he never requested flashes in his mind's eye, "where shards are located on our bodies makes a difference."
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"Don't look at me." Unless Cosima really thinks that the Dragon is the absolute paragon of patience. "I won't wed myself to a tedious project like that until I've found an effective way to use Thedosian magic alongside my methods." And even then, only if he can also experiment with shrinking or damaging anchor shard material with his purification techniques. "As you can guess, I've only made some headway. Some."
He swirls his goblet absently.
"So have you learnt anything worth mentioning? I want to know how quickly disease sets in, and if --" an image of the gardener-girl whose name he never requested flashes in his mind's eye, "where shards are located on our bodies makes a difference."