Naugus' smile only spreads further when asked about his own academic contributions, the expression fit to split his face in half. "I am, or was, the last practitioner of my craft in the world of my birth. The only remnant and archivist of our mastery of the elements. Much like your own applications to the arcane, Ixian magic was to command the basest of elements and eke the rawest of power from them. To learn how each one is linked to the next, to transform one from the other. And from that, the understanding that ALL things are mutable, ALL things are connected, and ALL things are eternal. The worst that will happen is the matter only changes its shape and properties."
Although Naugus' certainty of all things remaining flags just a little somewhere in the back of his mind. Viatorus was the one who confirmed that there wasn't a single trace of Mobius left, after all. Not even a shred of matter, a thread of energy; simply an empty, inert void. He's not thought too hard in some time about the fate of Mobius and this moment is a VERY poor time to do so. So that notion is ignored. Hopefully he'll forget about such distractions by the time he's gone back home.
Thankfully, the monstrous mage didn't miss a beat in the conversation, having only paused to take breath before continuing. "There was also the accomplishment of inventing my own element in due time, coupled with the construction of my very own pocket dimension. I say all of this not to brag, of course! But only to demonstrate the pleasure of finding someone at last on my footing in terms of magical mastery. Refreshing, really."
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Although Naugus' certainty of all things remaining flags just a little somewhere in the back of his mind. Viatorus was the one who confirmed that there wasn't a single trace of Mobius left, after all. Not even a shred of matter, a thread of energy; simply an empty, inert void. He's not thought too hard in some time about the fate of Mobius and this moment is a VERY poor time to do so. So that notion is ignored. Hopefully he'll forget about such distractions by the time he's gone back home.
Thankfully, the monstrous mage didn't miss a beat in the conversation, having only paused to take breath before continuing. "There was also the accomplishment of inventing my own element in due time, coupled with the construction of my very own pocket dimension. I say all of this not to brag, of course! But only to demonstrate the pleasure of finding someone at last on my footing in terms of magical mastery. Refreshing, really."