You? Not nice? *crooked grin* I simply don’t believe it. *pulls another book and a pen from a drawer* Would you be interested in runes or magics at all?
Magic, yes. Runes … never did much for me. I do more of my work with the laws of contamination and contagion, and sheer willpower.
I’ll admit, I’m a bit of a disappointment when it comes to runes. Directly, anyway. All I ever see in them are letters. Words and sentences. Words hold an immense magic of their own, though. That’s where my main focus with rune-work lies. That and sigils. They’re far more powerful than they’re given credit for. *passes a hand over the cup of tea* This should be cool enough now. *hands it to you gently*
*uses both hands to take it and sip carefully* Words have magic, that’s true, though I find that for me it’s the simple power of use where words work best. There’s so much … power in simple truths.
There’s a reason for that, I think. *flips the book open and starts scritching with the pen* Emotion is at the base of everything. Start with having any emotion, say happiness, and add the intention of making something from it. That’s really the basis of all magic, down to the roots.
I never thought about it that way, really.
It’s a bit of an abstract concept compared to the way people think these days. But think of what motivates people to turn to magic in the first place. They feel a strong emotion, and want to do something about it.
*sips more tea* For me it was more a case of being chosen. The magic was /there/, waiting for me. There was rarely anything I wanted that badly. Emotions are *shrugs* simply the largest part of who I am.