He gently strikes the ring on the table the way he'd seen her do and listens with his eyes closed and a smile on his face as the birdsong fills the air.
"It's lovely. Thank you for both the gift and the offer to aid me. The sentiment is mutual. I have very good hearing. If you call my name, I will find you just as surely."
His reaction brings a smile to Mairi's face, and a softness to her chest. Erik would have made an excellent druid in another life, she thinks.
"I appreciate you listening to me, too. This whole thing is such a mess, and the weird tension between Tarantulas and River really doesn't help." She considers this for a moment, then grimaces. "Oh, gods, you're probably in that one even deeper than I am, now that I think about it. What happened, anyway?"
His smile turns wry. "Yes. The tension between them is thick enough to cut with a knife." Which is extra awkward when he refuses to turn his back completely on Tarantulas. But that doesn't mean he thinks River should forgive or forget any time soon.
"Tarantulas stole something priceless from her. Something meaningful in a way that shattered all trust she had for him. He is lucky she has not incinerated him yet. She still may." The way Erik's talking, it seems pretty clear he won't do anything to prevent it if she decides the spider's time has come.
"He's lucky all he got from me was some water to the face." She heaves asigh. "Whatever. I've decided not to be worried about him anymore. I'm too busy anyway. Did I tell you I'm building a druid circle?"
"Only? That was rather restrained of you." She didn't even try to suffocate him a little? Erik is impressed.
"No, I hadn't heard that. How exciting. What does building a druid circle involve? Vampires cannot perform magic so I do not have much experience with these things."
"Really? I wonder why that is," Mairi muses. "But basically a circle is just--- like a hobby club, but more intense. I'm going to teach a few people how to do magic like mine and then we'll practice together."
"The best conclusion we've been able to make is that the magic animating us nullifies other magics. Even those who had supernatural abilities before being turned will lose them." History does not look kindly upon how that knowledge was used against the Mediums of the past, but he doesn't want to get into all of that now.
"Who will you be teaching? Have you got many participants yet?"
"So far, I've got César Salazar and Laios Touden, but I'm hoping I can get more folks on board. It'll feel like home," Mairi says, feeling lighter just talking about it. "My mother and sisters and I would participate in our own Circle at home, and it was... I really appreciated the sense of community, you know? I feel like I became a stronger mage as a result."
"I don't think I've had the pleasure of meeting Laios yet but I know César well. I'm happy to hear he's branching out," the grin he's wearing says he knows what he did. That pun is intended.
"I'm sorry I cannot participate in a meaningful way with it because it sounds lovely. You're right that having a sense of community can be so beneficial. If there are ways I could contribute unofficially, don't hesitate to ask."
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"It's lovely. Thank you for both the gift and the offer to aid me. The sentiment is mutual. I have very good hearing. If you call my name, I will find you just as surely."
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"I appreciate you listening to me, too. This whole thing is such a mess, and the weird tension between Tarantulas and River really doesn't help." She considers this for a moment, then grimaces. "Oh, gods, you're probably in that one even deeper than I am, now that I think about it. What happened, anyway?"
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"Tarantulas stole something priceless from her. Something meaningful in a way that shattered all trust she had for him. He is lucky she has not incinerated him yet. She still may." The way Erik's talking, it seems pretty clear he won't do anything to prevent it if she decides the spider's time has come.
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"He's lucky all he got from me was some water to the face." She heaves asigh. "Whatever. I've decided not to be worried about him anymore. I'm too busy anyway. Did I tell you I'm building a druid circle?"
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"No, I hadn't heard that. How exciting. What does building a druid circle involve? Vampires cannot perform magic so I do not have much experience with these things."
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"Who will you be teaching? Have you got many participants yet?"
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"I'm sorry I cannot participate in a meaningful way with it because it sounds lovely. You're right that having a sense of community can be so beneficial. If there are ways I could contribute unofficially, don't hesitate to ask."