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This guy's voice... you're absolutely certain you heard it before. "Murdock, are you the man who saved us at the cave?"
"Yup." He sips on his drink. "I didn't do it alone, tho'. Had help from the boys."
You knew it! This is the dwarf who told his companions to 'grab those fucking dogs and get out', words that referred to you and Datz. Rather blunt for a priest, but you can't complain. After all, he DID save your lives...
"Thanks for rescuing us, man" you say with a smile. Daitza nods and also thanks him. "I barely remember anything, but if you saved us, you have my gratitude."
Murdock stares at the two of you quietly, a corner of his mouth curling up. Suddenly, he snorts. "Heh. Two gnolls thankin' a dwarf, now that's somethin' you don't see every day..." He shrugs. "Just did what had to be done. No need to thank me."
"We owe you one. So, anyway... Aaron suggested we come here to learn magic. Can you help us with that?"
The cleric remains silent for a moment before answering. "No."
"Errr, why no-"
"Just kidding." He grins, exposing his yellow teeth. "Sure, I *can* teach you... but it ain't gonna be easy."
"What do you mean?"
"Listen. You can't 'learn' magic in a single session. Harnessing Anu's powers into spells ye can cast over and over again takes years of study and meditation. Hell, most priests take a whole *decade* to master a single miracle..." He goes quiet for a second, "What I'm sayin' is, you better spend these days trainin' your body, not delving into a discipline that takes so long to put into practice."
"Hyeny's case is different" Daitza says, placing a hand on your shoulder. The confused priest raises an eyebrow. "Hm?... Why?"
You clarify further. "The thing is, I can learn stuff at a much faster rate than most. It's one of the reasons Anu made me His champion."
"Oh..." A look of realization appears on the dwarf's mug. "I see. Hm, that's... odd." He shrugs and sighs. "Still, we're talking about learnin' a spell in less than TWO days, kid. That just ain't possible... I think."
"We won't know until I try, right?"
"Ye should be using your time wisely, tribal. Nobody can learn spells in such a short time. It's impossible, it's..." He goes silent, closing his eyes. Eventually, he opens them and meets your gaze again, giving you a lazy smile. "Aw, hell. Let's give it a try. It's not like I've got anythin' better to do." He looks at the painting on the roof. "... Besides, nothing is impossible to Lord Anu. Nothing."
"Awesome! Can we start right now?!"
"Uh-huh." You're not sure if it's your imagination, but the priest's eyes seem livelier than before. "I'll give ya a quick rundown of the fundamentals first, just so ye know what you're meddling with. After we're done with the 'boring' part, I'll show ya some basic spells, and you pick the one ye wanna focus on learning. Sounds good?"
"Hell yeah!"
"This is gonna be good!" says an excited Daitza.
Hawkodesh encourages you. "This is the beginning of something great, Hyenus."
