Dorian glances over at the noise of that sharp scrape of the Bull's horns against the stone ceiling. The ceiling is lower than Dorian likes, of course, but his height isn't as much of a detriment to him in this place as it is for the Bull.
"To be entirely fair to me, I do know a great deal already." The answer is automatic – just that quick reassurance that he is and can be the most impressive man in the room. "But— yes. I've more to learn, obviously. The Mortalitasi in Nevarra have been performing that type of magic for ages. Their research on the nature of death and its relation to the Fade is fascinating."
"My parents found my fascination with the Mortalitasi quite distasteful," he says, his tone light. He lifts a shoulder in a shrug. "While necromancy is slightly more accepted in Tevinter, it's hardly welcomed with open arms. 'Why can't you do something more impressive, Dorian? Wouldn't you prefer to become a Knight-Enchanter? Everyone is always so impressed by those big, swinging swords.'"
He casts the Bull a sidelong glance, smirking. The joke is low-hanging fruit – he hopes the Bull appreciates it, nonetheless.
"They allowed it to continue, obviously. Necromancy is a rare school of magic, and more to the point, a difficult school of magic. To master it would be a feat, in and of itself."
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"To be entirely fair to me, I do know a great deal already." The answer is automatic – just that quick reassurance that he is and can be the most impressive man in the room. "But— yes. I've more to learn, obviously. The Mortalitasi in Nevarra have been performing that type of magic for ages. Their research on the nature of death and its relation to the Fade is fascinating."
Dorian falls silent, hands clasped loosely together.
"My parents found my fascination with the Mortalitasi quite distasteful," he says, his tone light. He lifts a shoulder in a shrug. "While necromancy is slightly more accepted in Tevinter, it's hardly welcomed with open arms. 'Why can't you do something more impressive, Dorian? Wouldn't you prefer to become a Knight-Enchanter? Everyone is always so impressed by those big, swinging swords.'"
He casts the Bull a sidelong glance, smirking. The joke is low-hanging fruit – he hopes the Bull appreciates it, nonetheless.
"They allowed it to continue, obviously. Necromancy is a rare school of magic, and more to the point, a difficult school of magic. To master it would be a feat, in and of itself."