[The hesitation, the way he looks a little paler, even for him. It's all an answer before his answer comes.
He thought that maybe it was just the newness of his contract with Saber - she had warned him about the strain. Merlin told himself that it was just an adjustment, a temporary thing.
But if it's not just him...]
No. It's been unpredictable. Weakened.
[Merlin swallows against the hard truth that he's about to spit out.]
[His reaction was answer enough, even before the words.]
... I cannot claim as much experience with it as yourself, but. I have never felt this sort of... thing, before. As if what I am a capable of is being dampened. I tested it myself, but... My healing has surely weakened.
[And what if something like that storm happened again?]
[What if...anything happened. Sieglinde is still knowledgeable, wise beyond her years. Merlin is nothing without his magic. He's not even a good servant.]
There must be some cause for it. We just, we have to find it.
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[Because hers was not.]
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He thought that maybe it was just the newness of his contract with Saber - she had warned him about the strain. Merlin told himself that it was just an adjustment, a temporary thing.
But if it's not just him...]
No. It's been unpredictable. Weakened.
[Merlin swallows against the hard truth that he's about to spit out.]
It's never felt like this before.
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... I cannot claim as much experience with it as yourself, but. I have never felt this sort of... thing, before. As if what I am a capable of is being dampened. I tested it myself, but... My healing has surely weakened.
[And what if something like that storm happened again?]
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There must be some cause for it. We just, we have to find it.
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[She pinches the bridge of her nose, thinking.]
The natives say the volcano and their goddess must have an influence on it, but- no human can trespass into such a place...