>"You certainly wear it well."
>"Only somewhat. I'm sure it was only a matter of time before you discovered the secret to it on your own."
>"Perhaps from your perspective, but form mine, you managed some years worth of work in an afternoon. You sell yourself...short."
>Chuckle along just a little. >"But I do mean it, don't underestimate your own genius. Regardless of what happened, I can only imagine you would have been towering over the countryside by the end of the yer by latest."
>"You disliked it? Pray tell why."
>"Ah, you did say that. Was this something brought up before I came along?"
>"Ah, I thought it had come up before, thus my confusion. Well, either way, I'm glad you've changed your opinion on it."
>Chuckle. >"Well, it's hard not to."
>"Oh, do flatter me with details."
>"You awful tease!"
>"From you? Much too long."
>Nod. >"And the power."
>"Perhaps not, but you can feel it, no? The strength behind your motions, the latent potential? Your art was already powerful, but now... who can say? I don't even possess such skills, and I can feel it in myself. It's wonderful."
>"Do not think in terms of debt an repayment, Your successes were more than enough."
>"It has. I don't think I would mind doing it again."
