If you've gotten flak for it, I can't blame you for not wanting to talk about it much, but... here's the way I see it: I've seen a lotta people who can't handle having that kind of power on their side and things go sour. If you got power and you're worried about it instead of getting carried away with it, then better you than one of them.

[ He thumps Darin on the back with a grin that belies the serious subject matter at hand, earnest as anything. It's not anyone's fault for getting possessed by the relics, but Magnus has seen people go mad with other kinds of power too; it seems that without proper caution, without an eye towards what's good and right, it'll always corrupt. And until he sees any evidence that this guy's someone to watch out for, he's happy to continue on assuming that he's going to do his best with the gift he's been given.

Because it is a gift, whether Darin thinks it is or not. It all depends on your point of view. ]

Which is to say, hell yeah we'll spar. I'm no slouch for someone without superpowers! Maybe you can even teach me a thing or two.