[ she remains quiet while he laughs and takes a pause before speaking again. ] Fair enough.

[ bethany had hoped for otherwise when she had arrived here. but first thing, she had met a man who had been wary of her for her magic. she lets out a sigh. ]

I was hoping that only the people in Thedas were like that. I'm not surprised anymore. And it isn't like those who want to have all the control are any better than anyone else, either.

I don't know what dark magic is. Blood magic is drawing power from your own or others' blood in order to cast spells.

[ don't mind if she is a little hedgy on this topic. she's still trying to wrap her mind around someone like merill using it. ]