"Is—" Disbelief crosses him for a fraction of a second before the corner of his mouth curls in a subdued, but prideful grin.
"Of course it is," he answers, closing his journal, taking it with him as he gets to his feet. "If I could manage to build an abjuration ward large enough to contain my entire garden, then one on a smaller scale would require but a fraction of its power and construction. I will admit that this one contains the energies needed to maintain the barrier better than I anticipated, but I was certain that with enough experimentation, I would be able to figure out something that would work, lest my plants freeze to death in this new world the false gods have brought us to. Or suffocate in the jungle. Some of them require a very fair temperature to survive, you see."
That smug grin fades in favor of a more nervous one as he suddenly remembers his manners. "Ah, forgive me. I am Carlisle Longinmouth, and I will one day remember to introduce myself properly before rattling on about my plants. Aheh."
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"Of course it is," he answers, closing his journal, taking it with him as he gets to his feet. "If I could manage to build an abjuration ward large enough to contain my entire garden, then one on a smaller scale would require but a fraction of its power and construction. I will admit that this one contains the energies needed to maintain the barrier better than I anticipated, but I was certain that with enough experimentation, I would be able to figure out something that would work, lest my plants freeze to death in this new world the false gods have brought us to. Or suffocate in the jungle. Some of them require a very fair temperature to survive, you see."
That smug grin fades in favor of a more nervous one as he suddenly remembers his manners. "Ah, forgive me. I am Carlisle Longinmouth, and I will one day remember to introduce myself properly before rattling on about my plants. Aheh."