Jaq stood from where she had been crouching and backtracked to the supplies, grabbing a few brushes of varying size and stiffness. She didn't mind playing assistant - that was one of the best ways to learn. Be quiet, watch and listen, and remember everything.
For a moment, her mind flashed to the way Julian would handle this situation - all impatience and ego. Julian was the most powerful person she'd ever encountered, but man...sometimes he needed to shut up and just listen. She glanced at Magnus and found his soft eyes watching her. He nodded in a silent agreement and Jaq suddenly wondered if he had been listening to her thoughts or if he just knew her well enough to read them. Either way, she'd have to be more careful.
He nodded again, and Jaq gave him a look that clearly told him to stop being so perceptive. That was the one problem with their arrangement - it meant that they each knew the other far better than they had any right to.
She returned to the small elf and crouched aside them, offering the brushes. She didn't speak, just watched and waited for further instructions.
For a moment, her mind flashed to the way Julian would handle this situation - all impatience and ego. Julian was the most powerful person she'd ever encountered, but man...sometimes he needed to shut up and just listen. She glanced at Magnus and found his soft eyes watching her. He nodded in a silent agreement and Jaq suddenly wondered if he had been listening to her thoughts or if he just knew her well enough to read them. Either way, she'd have to be more careful.
He nodded again, and Jaq gave him a look that clearly told him to stop being so perceptive. That was the one problem with their arrangement - it meant that they each knew the other far better than they had any right to.
She returned to the small elf and crouched aside them, offering the brushes. She didn't speak, just watched and waited for further instructions.
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