[ Jayce's only real downfall when it comes to slipping secrets is how obvious he is when he's lying. It doesn't mean that he'll spill anything, only that people get suspicious because he's getting nervous. But he promised Ciri and he takes that very seriously. His opinion might be that it's something worth following if she is open to it in the future, but that is the end of it. If some day she decides to offer it, though, he'll be all over that instantly.
While fire in the bedroom is a bad idea, Jayce does have complete control over it. He's been practicing to distract himself. There are higher-level spells he can learn, and he probably will work on them when healing isn't his primary focus. Because as good as he is at that, he has more power to grow with. Each time he heals Viktor he'll get better at it. The other spells can wait.
He turns the flame off and then does a second incantation, a swirl of wind that he blows further into the room. It doesn't do much more than feel equivalent to a breeze or a light fan, but it's nice all the same. Jayce told Viktor he feels like magic is natural to him, like he was always meant to have it. Maybe that's wishful thinking, but he really has taken to it easily and it feels right every time he uses it. ]
I was too restless while you were gone, so I tried to be productive.
[ Productive in looking inward and becoming more aware of things, which he's already talked to Viktor about, and also in work and in magic. Jayce is not someone who sits still, although that doesn't count here, where he doesn't feel still. He is in bed with the man he loves. He could sit here all day and feel like he's progressing in something just as important. ]
How'd your memoir go? Do I get an extra chapter now?
[ He's teasing. He knows Viktor didn't write a memoir. ]
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Date: 2022-06-30 01:30 pm (UTC)[ Jayce's only real downfall when it comes to slipping secrets is how obvious he is when he's lying. It doesn't mean that he'll spill anything, only that people get suspicious because he's getting nervous. But he promised Ciri and he takes that very seriously. His opinion might be that it's something worth following if she is open to it in the future, but that is the end of it. If some day she decides to offer it, though, he'll be all over that instantly.
While fire in the bedroom is a bad idea, Jayce does have complete control over it. He's been practicing to distract himself. There are higher-level spells he can learn, and he probably will work on them when healing isn't his primary focus. Because as good as he is at that, he has more power to grow with. Each time he heals Viktor he'll get better at it. The other spells can wait.
He turns the flame off and then does a second incantation, a swirl of wind that he blows further into the room. It doesn't do much more than feel equivalent to a breeze or a light fan, but it's nice all the same. Jayce told Viktor he feels like magic is natural to him, like he was always meant to have it. Maybe that's wishful thinking, but he really has taken to it easily and it feels right every time he uses it. ]
I was too restless while you were gone, so I tried to be productive.
[ Productive in looking inward and becoming more aware of things, which he's already talked to Viktor about, and also in work and in magic. Jayce is not someone who sits still, although that doesn't count here, where he doesn't feel still. He is in bed with the man he loves. He could sit here all day and feel like he's progressing in something just as important. ]
How'd your memoir go? Do I get an extra chapter now?
[ He's teasing. He knows Viktor didn't write a memoir. ]