"I've been studying and improving my control of the space arcanum for over forty years," he begins, diplomatically. "And you're right, Penrose has no taste for it. But just look at yourself - You're acanthus, are you not?" She is, though she never told him so. Did Faye? Was he able to tell by scrutinizing her? "Your mentor has no talent for the magic of fate or time, neither, but I suspect that hasn't prevented your learning to use those arcana." Also true, now that she thinks about it. "Learning an arcanum isn't like learning a mundane skill - you can direct your development toward any of the ten arcana, with effort. It can be difficult if the desired arcanum is not favored by your path, it's true, and mastering space will require the help of a Mastigos..." He's on the verge of rambling again but he stops before getting too far ahead of himself. "But you're a long ways off from that."
"Penrose is already stockpiling tass to pay part of the cost, but in the meantime you'll be getting a friend of mine situated in Nazareth." Magellan gets to his feet and crosses the room to a table by the kitchen, returning to the others with a small notepad in hand. He tears a page out and hands it to Law. It's the address of St Patrick's Cemetery in east Phoenix. Plot 41,433. Magellan sits back down. "I suggest waiting until the weekend. You'll need shovels."
Once again Mad Dog shows no sign of detecting his spell and Agnasci can be reasonably confident he isn't a mage. When his spell has been cast he senses several humans upstairs - four of them - and people in neighboring houses. Agnasci and Mad Dog are alone in the basement.
"In a..." Magellan readjusts himself in his seat again. "... manner of speaking."
"An old associate of mine got into a bit of trouble a while back. The punishment was a few years spent on ice, so to speak, but now certain regimes - nothing you need to worry about - they're changing and my friend's liable to be destroyed. But we're not going to let that happen, are we?" He shakes his head in answer to his own question. "Just go easy, waking up after years can be a little disorienting. Some blood will be needed, more than any of you can safely spare - but if you each pitch a little in it'll be fine." Magellan's lack of concern for what sounds like shady, dangerous stuff is reminiscent of Penrose. "Make arrangements for my friend to stay in Nazareth, just for a few days. I leave the details to you - Penrose says you can get things done." How kind of him.
[sblock=OOC]Just so you know, using Voice From Afar on a sleeper would provoke Paradox and Disbelief, even though the spell itself is covert. Vulgar means that the spell provokes Paradox even without a sleeper witness. But even covert spells can provoke Paradox and Disbelief if they are improbable (see pg 112 of the Mage: The Awakening rulebook), which such an action would be (see this earlier thread of mine, which got a response from a Mage: The Awakening developer). I'm going to go ahead with the spell, but with this explanation you'll know why it's odd that Paradox isn't provoked.[/sblock]Agnasci focuses on Mad Dog, forming the imago of the spell. He imagines his own voice and wills it to jump into the other man's mind. At first nothing happens - his spell simply evaporates away. He focuses and tries again, and then again, a bead of sweat forming on his brow.
