Ronald
"I suppose you've beaten me there!"
*Another laugh, this one a touch drier, yet the warmth hadn't faded as he clapped him on the shoulder once more. It was an odd sight indeed, now that Circine thought about it - even the most suspicious Wood Elves used augmentation magic in some form...*
"Was that decision from principle? Or simply a lack of ability?"
Herbert
"Both."*He'd say simply. Despite magic failing him in the past, he doubted it impossible for him to figure it out eventually. It was simply the moment where the shift in preference had happened, now leaving him fully attuned with his decision.*"Well both now anyways. All these years of going without it, probably has made magic impossible to use as far as natural ability goes, but it's not like it ever saved my life before, so I can live without it just fine."
Ronald
"A fair choice. Magic is... Volatile. I know not it's origin, and I trust nothing I cannot find the source of."
*Circine scowled, the rare unpleasant expression on his face as he thought on the tribe shamans, the city artificiers and the wandering sorcerors. How much blind faith did they have in their abilities? What would they do if magic faded from this world? Do they even know the consequences?*
Herbert
"I'm willing to believe people are just born with it."*He'd say. Magic was cool and all, but it proved to be a pain whenever he had to fight against it.*"But I guess they have magic school for a reason. Teach people what they don't know already. Wasn't really my thing, but come a few years I'm sure I'll be fighting a bunch pyromancers one day and come to regret it. Until the magic eventually leaves them of course. It's only ever about outlasting them until then. They're pretty weak without the elements."