Nate doesn't know what kind of someone could punch a guy like that and not walk away in much the same way Nate did. Unless he found one of those superhero types, but he thinks it's probably in their job description not to go around punching newcomers, even if they are assholes.
He smiles a little, surprised to hear a priest say something like that to begin with, even an excommunicated one. He can't remember how many times Father Duffy lectured Nate about fighting, and here's Marcus, advocating for someone to punch Cassius in his perfect teeth.
He'd expected him to question the healing, but now that he has, Nate's not all that sure how to proceed. Magic is common enough in Darrow and he expects that Marcus will come across it quickly enough, but he doesn't know if he has yet, if this will be something that freaks him out. Then again, the guy exorcised demons for a living so Nate guesses there's probably not a lot that freaks him out. "A friend," he says vaguely. Telling him about magic is one thing, telling him who is something else. Lila's abilities aren't his secret to tell.
"There are people here who can do stuff," he explains, waving a hand. "Magic stuff. I was smart enough to make friends with one or two." In reality, his friendship with Lila had come as something of an accident, and he hadn't seen the proper extent of her magic until she'd had to bust him out of prison. But he sure is glad for it now. "She fixed up the broken bones, at least."
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He smiles a little, surprised to hear a priest say something like that to begin with, even an excommunicated one. He can't remember how many times Father Duffy lectured Nate about fighting, and here's Marcus, advocating for someone to punch Cassius in his perfect teeth.
He'd expected him to question the healing, but now that he has, Nate's not all that sure how to proceed. Magic is common enough in Darrow and he expects that Marcus will come across it quickly enough, but he doesn't know if he has yet, if this will be something that freaks him out. Then again, the guy exorcised demons for a living so Nate guesses there's probably not a lot that freaks him out. "A friend," he says vaguely. Telling him about magic is one thing, telling him who is something else. Lila's abilities aren't his secret to tell.
"There are people here who can do stuff," he explains, waving a hand. "Magic stuff. I was smart enough to make friends with one or two." In reality, his friendship with Lila had come as something of an accident, and he hadn't seen the proper extent of her magic until she'd had to bust him out of prison. But he sure is glad for it now. "She fixed up the broken bones, at least."