"I'd see how you do on a less lethal road first," he tells her, his firm tone only playing at seriousness. Though he should have expected her to go for the most thrilling option she could think of.
The light touch tickles a little. He'd meant it to be demonstrative, but he hadn't expected her to touch him. Thankfully it's easier not to get too distracted by that when he has something else to focus on. Like being a good guide and providing all the information he has on the animals they're discussing.
He nods at her question. "As well as a venomous bite, it can also spit venom up to six meters. We didn't know it was venomous until it was already made. It made for quite a nasty surprise. Often the younger ones will prefer to spit and blind their prey, which is what I was trying to save the other warden from. The bite is more deadly, but it takes a little time to work. If we didn't have the antivenin it would have been a very different story."
One he wouldn't be telling, but that isn't anything new. At this rate he's going to convince her that he just goes from one near-death experience to the next. It's probably a lot scarier to imagine dealing with when you're used to having magic to help get you out of a difficult situation.
"You're right, but in a way it's not a new thing. Throughout history people have taken animals they know nothing about and put them in environments entirely unsuited for them." It's sort of refreshing, talking to Yennefer about this. She gets it. All of it. Not just from a romanticised perspective, but a grounded one. One who knows the dangers of it all, but also why things are the way they are. Even though it's not her world "As an old teacher of mine said: The mistakes of the past are there, if we're willing to look at them."
Muldoon gives the trikes another long look before he looks at Yennefer. "Shall I show you something else then?"
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Date: 2023-07-24 06:00 pm (UTC)The light touch tickles a little. He'd meant it to be demonstrative, but he hadn't expected her to touch him. Thankfully it's easier not to get too distracted by that when he has something else to focus on. Like being a good guide and providing all the information he has on the animals they're discussing.
He nods at her question. "As well as a venomous bite, it can also spit venom up to six meters. We didn't know it was venomous until it was already made. It made for quite a nasty surprise. Often the younger ones will prefer to spit and blind their prey, which is what I was trying to save the other warden from. The bite is more deadly, but it takes a little time to work. If we didn't have the antivenin it would have been a very different story."
One he wouldn't be telling, but that isn't anything new. At this rate he's going to convince her that he just goes from one near-death experience to the next. It's probably a lot scarier to imagine dealing with when you're used to having magic to help get you out of a difficult situation.
"You're right, but in a way it's not a new thing. Throughout history people have taken animals they know nothing about and put them in environments entirely unsuited for them." It's sort of refreshing, talking to Yennefer about this. She gets it. All of it. Not just from a romanticised perspective, but a grounded one. One who knows the dangers of it all, but also why things are the way they are. Even though it's not her world "As an old teacher of mine said: The mistakes of the past are there, if we're willing to look at them."
Muldoon gives the trikes another long look before he looks at Yennefer. "Shall I show you something else then?"