Family tradition, eh? The comment all but confirms it for him, since they're here, standing in a shop with at least one genuinely cursed artifact. He glances towards the wildly gesturing hands and-- yep, there it is.
A magical ring. And it's nearly as stylish as the old man shoes.
Arthurian legends are potent stuff, he knows. The only one of Merlin's spells he's ever managed to cast, he'd done drunk off his arse and clumsy, half-convinced it could never work - and it had still managed to make his best mate immune to the more permanent effects of death at least 47 times. Granted, he'd also ruined that mate's life, but he's never needed Merlin's help for that.
But yes, he's definitely sticking around now. Merlinian types tend to be delightfully off their rockers, bunch of walking, talking spectacles: probably because they've lived too goddamned long and gone collectively batty, which is just fine with John. He prefers it to the more boring, stuffy, proper brand of practitioners found in other schools, honestly.
"Stories, eh? That's a way to put it." A beat, and he grins, apparently satisfied with Dave's word choice, "Authentic is what I'm in the market for."
sorry this is so late, holidays got in the way!
A magical ring. And it's nearly as stylish as the old man shoes.
Arthurian legends are potent stuff, he knows. The only one of Merlin's spells he's ever managed to cast, he'd done drunk off his arse and clumsy, half-convinced it could never work - and it had still managed to make his best mate immune to the more permanent effects of death at least 47 times. Granted, he'd also ruined that mate's life, but he's never needed Merlin's help for that.
But yes, he's definitely sticking around now. Merlinian types tend to be delightfully off their rockers, bunch of walking, talking spectacles: probably because they've lived too goddamned long and gone collectively batty, which is just fine with John. He prefers it to the more boring, stuffy, proper brand of practitioners found in other schools, honestly.
"Stories, eh? That's a way to put it." A beat, and he grins, apparently satisfied with Dave's word choice, "Authentic is what I'm in the market for."