[ He may have quite a few years of undeath under his belt now, but he did spent over 30 of them very much alive. While a far off memory now, they are still memories. A good curse can run it's course like a pandemic if left untreated, as they're experiencing now.
He lets the younger speculate, seemingly holding the book hostage till he finishes, before finally deposting it with a delicate tap in his fellow youngblood's greedy hand. ]
No, not many. [ That much is obvious. ] Curses are hardly anyone's forte these days, so hardly any would even realize they were cursed in the first place. A novice would simply brush it off as feeling slightly under the weather.
[ He doesn't return to his chair, instead opting to lean on his desk, fingers idly tapping on the wood almost dismissively. ]
When an illness strikes, it's those who are least prepared who are hit the worst. It is, after all, the new season; so much new blood, and none the wiser....but half the treatment is identifying where it came from.
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He lets the younger speculate, seemingly holding the book hostage till he finishes, before finally deposting it with a delicate tap in his fellow youngblood's greedy hand. ]
No, not many. [ That much is obvious. ] Curses are hardly anyone's forte these days, so hardly any would even realize they were cursed in the first place. A novice would simply brush it off as feeling slightly under the weather.
[ He doesn't return to his chair, instead opting to lean on his desk, fingers idly tapping on the wood almost dismissively. ]
When an illness strikes, it's those who are least prepared who are hit the worst. It is, after all, the new season; so much new blood, and none the wiser....but half the treatment is identifying where it came from.
[ A deliberate pause. ]
Or perhaps I should say who it came from.