[20:08] A sigh escaped her as damage control was now to be done. The slap had landed onto the poor Felinae's visage and now Lavinia felt kind of bad.

"Mmmm, Y'know I hate when people do that. It's on ya' this time, Neje! Raahhh!"

Now, back to the barrel. The flames were strengthening again with Ryu's intervention. Interesting. Lavinia could join in on the fun. Or rather, maybe aid the dragon cub in her endeavour. Utilizing the same principles she had been applying this whole time, the older drakanite employed some of the occult to bind around some of the fire.

By no means did she control the fire, but she could 'hold' it so long as her grasp on the dark was precise enough to prevent it from annihilating the flames. With that, she'd assist Ryu and slowly covering her being with said fire, starting with the hand she'd use to guide the fire.

"If it's an old dragon? Probably none of us herecan take such a thing down. None."

A special dedication glance was given to Yalmavanta.

"Speakin' of. As a sooorrrryyyy, Neje, I guess I can invite ya' to our lil' expedition, m'hm. Searchin' for a dragon 'n' all. In the North. Cold. Dangerous. Exciting."
(Lavinia Walters)
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[20:12] There it was, again. A profound doubt in Lavinia's words had tore his pride apart, irritating him to no ends. Not only this, but the other drakanite youth had possibly doubted him also, prompting the Demon to speak.

"Mnn. It ain't because I'm a Demon. I just want to test myself 'gainst a Dragon. And... Beat it." He said, an impish smirk written all over his countenance. Afterwards, he proceeded to crouch, both arms resting on his knees.

Bored, he decided to poke the barrel with a single finger, before talking once more.

"We'll just have to wait an' see."


(Abaddon Mal'phas)
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[20:18] * You have been awarded 1 Roleplay Points! *
[20:20] "Cold. Still. The pause of life. Heat and activity is life. And ice is the ultimate of all that is calm and still, cruelly devoid of energy. Ice magic, thusly, is weaponized with this in mind to such a degree that one's ice looks to consume life in that moment, and make all as still as it will be.

I have always envisioned it as such, and that along alongwith my purity and innate talent for it has carried me far, far above any who have ever opposed. It is really no more complex than that."

A concise enough answer for one who was clearly confident in her elemental mastery, no? That was as close to a lesson as you would ever get from the demon.
(Yalmavanta)
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[20:24] He held a closed hand to his chin to ponder the lesson... Stillness. To completely freeze something in place, he had always put it akin to time magic. However, A'Neje must have been giving it the wrong meaning.

"To consume life... I believe with my understanding with fire may come in use, after all."

He looks back up to the group, nodding.

"I believe to truly understand how defining ice magic is in this regard, I should understand the greatest of flames for the sake of contrast. So, I'll come with you in this adventure, Lavinia."
(A'Neje Dhoreci)