"He has an amulet and map in his coat pocket," John offers, conversational. "We might help ourselves to that, to start with."
The power John carries in his bones and blood is changed here, yes. It feels different the way a story feels different in someone else's mouth, even if all the words are delivered in the same order. But some things remain unchanged.
John is as attuned to the shift and flare of power around him as ever. And Flint is blinding. He had always been so, yes, but like all other reorderings this is power brough to bear through a different filter, in conjunction with the familiarity of this dance they have done together so often. Looking at him now is equal parts utility and—
Necessity is almost the right word.
Still, it does some good to treat this man under Flint's knee as if he is hardly worthy of John's attention.
The prospect of losing his already ill-gotten gains inspires some further thrashing. John recognizes this too: a man caught in a trap, testing for any weak point in what holds him.
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The power John carries in his bones and blood is changed here, yes. It feels different the way a story feels different in someone else's mouth, even if all the words are delivered in the same order. But some things remain unchanged.
John is as attuned to the shift and flare of power around him as ever. And Flint is blinding. He had always been so, yes, but like all other reorderings this is power brough to bear through a different filter, in conjunction with the familiarity of this dance they have done together so often. Looking at him now is equal parts utility and—
Necessity is almost the right word.
Still, it does some good to treat this man under Flint's knee as if he is hardly worthy of John's attention.
The prospect of losing his already ill-gotten gains inspires some further thrashing. John recognizes this too: a man caught in a trap, testing for any weak point in what holds him.