Well, that’s because that’s exactly what I am.

[Being a wizard isn’t a joke, Steinbeck! It’s serious. Deadly serious.]

Nobody’s ever been able to convince me. They’ve always failed to make it sound appealing, so it was always better to shut them up and take control.

[Which, to be fair, there’s an actual reason he wouldn’t want to let just anyone silence him. The unfortunate reality of being a verbal caster… Can’t trust most people.

At least when you have taste like Owen’s.]

Do you think you could manage?