Useful as it is, not everyone lives on a river so its not a practical solution for most. 'If you've got the room and time it certainly worth having something. I met a mage while I was in ... Greece.' One eye closes briefly as he puts effort into digging up the memory. 'Who swore by using acid, but that proved hard to acquire and harder to justify having.' A scientist I am not.
He shrugs good naturedly. 'Is it? or just a wordy way of answering to make it sound like I told you more than just repeating stuff I've said before?' There is humour in his eyes. 'No, there's an art to saying a lot with a few words, less chance the point get confused.' And it was still an answer, which I appreciate.
That gets a laugh. 'Goodness, so the youth of today still do that.' Shaking his head in mirth. 'But your right got to have them'. While he does smile, he does not mimic the gesture.
A hand goes up to his chin as he considers he point. His own eyes brightening as he does. 'You know that particular change I have not considered.' Funny given I work with rocks. 'Out of sight out of mind I guess.' That as there is so much to consider. 'Would you care to enlighten me?' She's clearly passionate about it.
Brow furrows for a moment, only as he contemplates rephrasing. 'Many of what we thought of as rules while we slept, we know to be false or incomplete. Yet some mages, even some Moros still consider the idea as Death as an inevitable outcome short of getting back to the supernal realms, to be stead fast, an absolute truth that holds to us and sleepers alike.' Now I should be careful. 'I was just curious on your position. Do you consider death an absolute rule, or something that can with sufficient understanding of the truth be bypassed?' He looks at her curiously, an academic waiting for a peer to share their thoughts on a question.