[ And then Magnus actually looks at Lucretia for more than two seconds. He turns to meet her eyes and trails off, freezing mid-sentence as his brain puts the image of Lucretia that he knows side-by-side with this one.
He knows enough - has seen and experienced enough - to be suspicious. So, while he doesn't yet raise his weapon, he does peer back at her with narrowed eyes as he moves a few paces away. ]
You're...not Lucretia. [ Isn't she, though? She kinda looks and sounds like Lucretia, and has similar abilities, based on the little he's seen so far. But...this woman does also look and sound different, too. At the very least, she's much older.
The cogs in his brain are still whirring when a more sizable lump of coal comes flying out of nowhere and hits him in the side of the head. Magnus makes a disgruntled noise as he rounds on the Krampus where it stands a short distance away. ]
Okay. Fight now, talk...later. [ If this woman is a threat, well. At least she's not currently hitting him in the head with rocks. ]
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[ And then Magnus actually looks at Lucretia for more than two seconds. He turns to meet her eyes and trails off, freezing mid-sentence as his brain puts the image of Lucretia that he knows side-by-side with this one.
He knows enough - has seen and experienced enough - to be suspicious. So, while he doesn't yet raise his weapon, he does peer back at her with narrowed eyes as he moves a few paces away. ]
You're...not Lucretia. [ Isn't she, though? She kinda looks and sounds like Lucretia, and has similar abilities, based on the little he's seen so far. But...this woman does also look and sound different, too. At the very least, she's much older.
The cogs in his brain are still whirring when a more sizable lump of coal comes flying out of nowhere and hits him in the side of the head. Magnus makes a disgruntled noise as he rounds on the Krampus where it stands a short distance away. ]
Okay. Fight now, talk...later. [ If this woman is a threat, well. At least she's not currently hitting him in the head with rocks. ]