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If they've cottoned on to your general patterns it could be they suspect anything large scale being later used as a vehicle to scale magic?

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"I have considered it. It is not impossible, but per my research, similar non-magical innovations tend not to stick as well as one would expect even when they are completely unrelated to me and take place hundreds or thousands of miles from where I was at the time. Also, I have studied magic itself extensively. It is possible that there could be a flaw visible only from a god's perspective, but I do not judge it likely. The vulnerability that I do know about would not be helped by minimizing magic usage now." 

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Well, now I want to know what it is but this is probably not a secure enough method even if you want to tell me.

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"I do not mind telling you in principle, since I do not see how you could use it to harm me, however, I agree about the security." 

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My current research project will as an incidental allow me unlimited range with a more up to date version of the artifact I'm using, it can wait for that.

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"All right. Further questions now?" 

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She glances at Vanyel and Yfandes.

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Vanyel is way too discombobulated to have questions yet. He shakes his head. Yfandes also does not have questions right now. 

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Nothing that can't wait until my project is done, I believe. Do you have more questions?

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"What your plan is from here, I suppose. Also whether I ought leave this method of contact open in case you wish to use it again." 

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In the medium term I hope to find a world with no gods.

I don't wish to inconvenience Tadri by leaving him on standby for weeks on end. Is there someone who in the event of an emergency I can summon to my location for messenger services or direct help, or is that just as inconvenient?

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"By 'summon' do you mean contact via some method, or teleport to where you are?" 

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Second thing. Paradisical utility magic for visiting loved ones overseas.

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:I would rather not be, er, here for weeks but I don't mind being teleported: Tadri offers. :As long as you don't turn me in to the Healers after, but you don't seem like you would:

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I don't plan on it. I'd also need to know where to send you after summoning you under various conditions, I'm not sure what conditions to expect to need to plan for or what backup might be on offer though.

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:Do you need to have been somewhere? It seems like usually it'd be fine to send me back to Westmark and I could convey messages to Leareth from there. I don't know if you can do that, if you haven't been somewhere before?: 

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I don't need to have been there, just to know the place by unique description.

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:Um, what does that mean? If it's the only town of its name north of Valdemar, is that close enough?: 

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Yeah, I can make do with that.

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"In that case, I might provide Tadri with another location that would allow for quicker message transfer. I will think on it." Leareth pauses, briefly looking down. "...I do not expect you would accept this offer, however: if your life were in danger, in general but especially if due to a suspected intervention of the gods, and there were time, I would not object if you were to summon me to your location in order to assist." 

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You said that would set off a lot of alarms. Are you planning to dismantle your entire alarm system?

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"No, and you are correct – it would cause a great deal of confusion and alarm. However, I will alert my people that this is a possibility, and as long as I am able to fairly promptly pass a message back, it ought not cause anything worse than some extra worrying and unnecessary preparations. Which would be worth it in that case." 

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Then if it looks like any gods are angry with me I'll keep it in mind, thank you.

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"Is there anything else you wish to discuss now?" 

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I don't think so.

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