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"I also trust you are intelligent enough, and clever enough, to see how this is a foundation for how magic works?"

"In places, yes." Just like knowing anatomy wasn't inherently required for healing magic, but it certainly helped to know what you were healing and how, if you wanted more precise control of it. "...I'm not attempting to come off as ungrateful. It is just an unusual position to find oneself in." Just as the man was more accustomed to being the host rather than the one being hosted: he was very rarely ever a student.

Loki snorted in amusement, still with his arms crossed casually. "You're not seeming ungrateful at all. Or you're doing a poor job of showing it if you are. I suspect you're relieved I've offered options that don't involve us making a deal. I can't guarantee they'll work as well as a shield--but there we go."

A pause as blue-green eyes studied Gold again. They were full of secrets and lies and mysteries, searching over him. Then Loki nodded. "I suspect you also won't want this option either, but I've some affinity with mental magics, including memory modification. I'm certain I could simply link you being unconscious and only certain memories. Or block just the trigger perhaps." Loki had been calculating whether to let Gold know that fact about him.

That was...a lot. But that is useful information to file away. And he supposes that makes senses given that Loki is...who he is, "That...is something I shall bear in mind, but strikes me as being on the extreme side just now."

Loki smirked, and wasn't offended. "I didn't think you'd like that option any more than my placing a shield on you." The smirk left though, as he relaxed from his crossed arms. Although they remained up, and his right fidgeted with his left. "Depending on who paid attention, or how much weight they gave it, that last post on Sleepr outed that yes--I have mental magics. The 'taking over someone's mind' it alluded too was years ago and required a special weapon I do not have access to anymore." A pause. "I'd prefer those who do know I am familiar with things like memory modification to remain small however." In other words, he was trusting Gold to be responsible with the information.

"...I have no reason to share that information with anyone." Even if it were helpful he imagined he would sooner offer to someone that Loki might know a solution or be able to point them to someone else. Since they were recommending each other for things lately.

A nod, as Loki understood everything Gold wasn't saying with that statement as well. "I shall leave you to your shield building then, unless there's more?" More he could do, more Gold wished to share. "Oh, the dream sharing works with others too--you may find yourself in their dreams."

Oh, all the more reason not to sleep, then! "Wonders never cease, clearly."

Sarcasm from him? No. Surely not.

"Thank you. For your discretion, for your advice. I suppose for asking the right questions."

Loki shook his head at the thanks, but smiled and chuckled a little. "Oh it's one of my many 'flaws'--asking questions and poking at things. But you're welcome all the same. I'll take my leave now." Loki figured that Gold would rather be done now with this whole thing. "This all works better, by the way, if you control when you sleep and not let exhaustion take you." Meaning don't 'not-sleep' Gold.

Gold was a stubborn man and he therefore felt the immediate, intense desire to do exactly that -- not sleep -- purely to assert himself. But he also saw logic in what he was saying. "There will be far less of that now that the plants and animals are behaving themselves, I assure you."

All the more reason to keep saving his shards.

Loki was gambling that Gold would be more inclined to use common sense and logic. "Let's hope so." He murmured, before showing himself out and leaving Gold be.

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