[with that answered, the elemental is honestly quite happy to listen. even if it's mundane chatter, with little impact on Dohalim personally, what he chooses to talk about says a lot of things about the man. here and there, he'll interject with questions or commentary, only pausing when Dohalim asks about the gift his family carries.]
Ah... that. I... cannot say it's that simple. Although Melqal and I shared a great many gifts, his affinity for earth artes is ultimately what brought us together, and to my recollection it was not I who bestowed it. I had no trust in Renans in those days, and he worked tirelessly to overcome my vitriol. [his smile is soft as he speaks, and he inclines his head.] Perhaps, if I were to try to remember before then, I could answer the question with more certainty, but the past is... hazy.
I suppose, if the legend claims it to have happened around Melqal's time, perhaps it was his diligence that solidified the gift for the rest of his line. He and I would speak at length about them, and about how to weave an arte with energy in order to produce the least strain on myself and the world.
Come to think of it, I don't know what he did, after sealing me away. I suppose it could have been amid all that where the legend was solidified into history. Many did seem to hold him with the same regard as some unknowable mystic, though he could not have been further from that.
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[with that answered, the elemental is honestly quite happy to listen. even if it's mundane chatter, with little impact on Dohalim personally, what he chooses to talk about says a lot of things about the man. here and there, he'll interject with questions or commentary, only pausing when Dohalim asks about the gift his family carries.]
Ah... that. I... cannot say it's that simple. Although Melqal and I shared a great many gifts, his affinity for earth artes is ultimately what brought us together, and to my recollection it was not I who bestowed it. I had no trust in Renans in those days, and he worked tirelessly to overcome my vitriol. [his smile is soft as he speaks, and he inclines his head.] Perhaps, if I were to try to remember before then, I could answer the question with more certainty, but the past is... hazy.
I suppose, if the legend claims it to have happened around Melqal's time, perhaps it was his diligence that solidified the gift for the rest of his line. He and I would speak at length about them, and about how to weave an arte with energy in order to produce the least strain on myself and the world.
Come to think of it, I don't know what he did, after sealing me away. I suppose it could have been amid all that where the legend was solidified into history. Many did seem to hold him with the same regard as some unknowable mystic, though he could not have been further from that.