[There's mild surprise on Bruce's face at first, having not expected that kind of response, but it quickly slips into a wry look he glances away to the side.]
I was never that good with it.
[Half a lie. He was adept with it, of course, but Bruce had never been fond of it. Staffs were for--battle and fighting and even from the beginning Bruce never liked that. If he had to be stuck with magic, he'd rather it help than hurt, to heal instead of destroy. He's already destroyed too much.]
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I was never that good with it.
[Half a lie. He was adept with it, of course, but Bruce had never been fond of it. Staffs were for--battle and fighting and even from the beginning Bruce never liked that. If he had to be stuck with magic, he'd rather it help than hurt, to heal instead of destroy. He's already destroyed too much.]