[ sharply ] Don't assume we'll have the opportunity to take them separately.

[ she turns her eyes on gabe, unaware of the intensity of her gaze. she is in a certain mindset now, similar to the one used when -- hah -- deciding the outcomes of battle rp, only now it's real, and it's their own lives she's taking into account. ]

How comfortable are you with magic? Have you had to use it to defend yourself?

[ a mage -- the asha -- has the potential to be the most lethal of them all. but it is just that -- potential. if he were battle-oriented and ruthless, he would be capable of terribly powerful things, and terrible things, too.

but he isn't. anyone could see that from a mile away. ]