"I have some money in savings." He doesn't outright say it as Ivan's not sure just how much a consultant of this nature actually costs, but he doesn't want to burden Karrin with part of a bill. Ivan's not rich, however. Who is in his position?
He slumps into his hair with the coffee mug between his hands. He sees the look in her eyes and frowns. "I owe him a lot. I wouldn't be where I am now without him," he admits. Edward had been his only true friend at the Academy. They did so much together, and how does Ivan repay him? By going unnoticed and unable to help when Edward needed him the most. There's an emptiness in Ivan's life without him by his side. They are supposed to be a team. Not like this.
"I'll go to the dojo and practice more. I want to be ready when I come across it again. The fae moved like smoke, but it was able to pick up a gun and fire it. Can they even do that?" A gun isn't pure iron, so perhaps it doesn't hurt it as much, but it's metal.
makes up some kind of fae 8|;;
He slumps into his hair with the coffee mug between his hands. He sees the look in her eyes and frowns. "I owe him a lot. I wouldn't be where I am now without him," he admits. Edward had been his only true friend at the Academy. They did so much together, and how does Ivan repay him? By going unnoticed and unable to help when Edward needed him the most. There's an emptiness in Ivan's life without him by his side. They are supposed to be a team. Not like this.
"I'll go to the dojo and practice more. I want to be ready when I come across it again. The fae moved like smoke, but it was able to pick up a gun and fire it. Can they even do that?" A gun isn't pure iron, so perhaps it doesn't hurt it as much, but it's metal.