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[Dorian Gray has been doing a great deal of growing up. When he addresses the locket, his expression is set firmly, and his famous youth is only in his features. This is war. And he does not wish for death. So he is short, to the point, avoiding all of the excesses of his normal speech patterns.]

I've produced protective stones as a product of my research in warding magic. [He holds up one: a simple stone, with runes carved in, small, lightweight, very portable.] I have made as many as I could as quickly as possible. It will guard the bearer from the first strikes set against them by taking the damage in their stead, but it can only bear so much—up to a broken bone, perhaps, or a deep but non-fatal cut. Still, it is one more chance of survival.

If any wish for one, you may come to me in the library of Caer Glaem, or I can deliver it to you anywhere in Seelie territory.

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[A pause for a half-second as Dorian realizes that might actually be a smart way to do it, to link it to the person permanently instead of making them carry it on their person.]

No, it is only a matter of having it on your person. Although perhaps I might try that later. [If Sam has ever seen a nerd who was just struck with an idea and is half-distracted trying to work it out, he'll know this look.]

[ it's a good look. sam grins. ]

If you figure it out, I call dibs on being your first customer. Or your guinea pig, if you need one.

Certainly not a guinea pig! [What if you get HURT, Sam! That would be TERRIBLE!!!] But I will tell you if my research advances to that point.

[ better him than dorian or someone else gosh!! ]

Awesome. Name's Sam Wilson - and if I can help any other way that doesn't involve playing guinea pig, I'm there.

[um do you have autoheal set to max, Sam? No. Dorian is the only person it's safe to test things on, thank you very much!]

[He smiles warmly at the offer.] Thank you, Mr Wilson. Actually—as strange as the request may sound—if on your walks, you find any particularly geometrically pleasing rocks, they would be of great use to me. Stones near to the shape of a tetrahedron or pyramid are particularly promising—sets of three are magical magnifiers, so a three-pointed shape in three dimensions is three to the power of three in magnifying its capacity as a magical object.

[ WELL THAT'S an incredibly fair point but dorian is so cute and helpful, it doesn't seem fair. :c ]

Uh, I might need you to draw me a couple'a pictures or something. I remember like, parallelogram from highschool geometry, but that's mostly just 'cause it's fun to say.

[Oh. Well. Give him a second. He fortunately does have piles of notes, in which are some of the appropriate shapes. He finds two sheets of paper, one with each of the shapes. They are also accompanied by sooo many notes about the Rule of Three, but he holds up the papers for Sam to see.]

These are the shapes I'm looking for. No stones will model it perfectly, but the closer, the better. [He can't resist the nerdy addendum:] The capacity to be brought into perfect geometric shapes is why gemstones and crystals are favoured in magic, but those are far harder to come by.

[ sam stares at the papers for as long as they're up, memorizing the shapes ( and trying to ignore the notes, if only because they confuse the hell out of him ). ]

If I wind up spelunking in any crystal caves, I'll be sure to let you know.

[ said jokingly, but, well. who knows. ]

But rocks, I can do. Should I send 'em to the library for you?

[Dorian doesn't know what that word means but he's going to pretend he does and laugh at the joke. Socially awkward child.]

To the Magi's Workroom, yes. That would be wonderful.

[ adorable socially awkward child! sam'll be glad to help him. ]

Magi's Workroom, got it. First time I'll be sending a brother a bouquet of rocks but I'm game. I'll keep an eye out.

['A brother'? Dorian's confusion can be seen as he starts to mouth the word to himself to try to understand it—no, it doesn't matter. Let it go. Let it go.]

Thank you very much, Mr Wilson. I will appreciate it.

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