[ Claude's brows rise in astonishment, lip quirked in something a little like amusement -- he's heard a lot of crazy things since he's been here, but somehow this is the one that's taken him off-guard the most.
It also confirms that this poor fellow is quite religious, which is neither here nor there. So are most of the people Claude knows back home. He just never got on board with it himself. ]
That, my good man, is all a matter of perspective. Where I'm from, magic is the furthest thing you can get from a sin. It's taught at the Monastery in the centre of our land, attended by Kings and Emperors and Dukes alike. It's only possible to perform when you have enough faith, engage in prayer, join in on songs of worship, all the sort of things that good little pious boys and girls get up to.
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[ Claude's brows rise in astonishment, lip quirked in something a little like amusement -- he's heard a lot of crazy things since he's been here, but somehow this is the one that's taken him off-guard the most.
It also confirms that this poor fellow is quite religious, which is neither here nor there. So are most of the people Claude knows back home. He just never got on board with it himself. ]
That, my good man, is all a matter of perspective. Where I'm from, magic is the furthest thing you can get from a sin. It's taught at the Monastery in the centre of our land, attended by Kings and Emperors and Dukes alike. It's only possible to perform when you have enough faith, engage in prayer, join in on songs of worship, all the sort of things that good little pious boys and girls get up to.