10-05-2019, 05:04 AM
Darius' expression in the last panel says so much to me.
Chagrin and frustration at having no easy way out of keeping Rubeus' Gem, as well as a certain thoughtfulness as he considers how few people could actually take him in a serious fight... and how few of that number he'd trust with a magical focus that has a person in it.
"Some of them could take me... on a good day, but can I trust them? And do I even want to risk our lives in a serious duel? No... I don't. I'll find another way, or be stuck with the waters be damned thing."
Chagrin and frustration at having no easy way out of keeping Rubeus' Gem, as well as a certain thoughtfulness as he considers how few people could actually take him in a serious fight... and how few of that number he'd trust with a magical focus that has a person in it.
"Some of them could take me... on a good day, but can I trust them? And do I even want to risk our lives in a serious duel? No... I don't. I'll find another way, or be stuck with the waters be damned thing."