The man tilted the page and Emily took that as an invitation to pick it up and read it fully. Interested, it wasn't long before she picked up another, holding both and reading the runes with a furrowed brow. At the same time, she listened, piecing together what Markus was saying with the runes in front of her.
Emily knew of Barbarous and gave a clipped nod. She hadn't been back since last summer, but it wasn't her scene anyway. She also knew of this ghostly cage dancer, but the last time she'd heard about it, it had been from Max. She looked up as Markus went on, describing how it had chased him from spellcraft for a bit, before getting back on topic. She didn't mind the detour, although she had to agree it was tangential to the discussion.
Recreating the ritual without the danger did have one obvious answer. Putting a paper down, she tapped a section of the runes, and murmured thoughtfully, “You were missing a power source, but I can't imagine you missed that after the ritual activated.” He would've felt it, after all. After a moment's thought as she continued reading, she mused, “Do you work in law enforcement? Handcuffs are a little conspicuous unless you have a reason to carry them.”
She offered this with an air of brainstorming--he'd stated his goal and now Emily wanted to see if they could talk their way to a solution. She had suggestions, but wasn't the sort to lead someone by the nose through their problem-solving.
Emily knew of Barbarous and gave a clipped nod. She hadn't been back since last summer, but it wasn't her scene anyway. She also knew of this ghostly cage dancer, but the last time she'd heard about it, it had been from Max. She looked up as Markus went on, describing how it had chased him from spellcraft for a bit, before getting back on topic. She didn't mind the detour, although she had to agree it was tangential to the discussion.
Recreating the ritual without the danger did have one obvious answer. Putting a paper down, she tapped a section of the runes, and murmured thoughtfully, “You were missing a power source, but I can't imagine you missed that after the ritual activated.” He would've felt it, after all. After a moment's thought as she continued reading, she mused, “Do you work in law enforcement? Handcuffs are a little conspicuous unless you have a reason to carry them.”
She offered this with an air of brainstorming--he'd stated his goal and now Emily wanted to see if they could talk their way to a solution. She had suggestions, but wasn't the sort to lead someone by the nose through their problem-solving.