[ Truthfully, he has no idea. There's a stir of bemusement at the question, a dull churning of memory, much like flipping lazily through a book — past experiences, the idea of spells, of war. The blue flame gently sputters out, fading into nothing. ]
The Dark Arts are used to cause harm, or to control. They have no other purpose, though there's often an element of intent.
[ It's difficult to survive wartime without using the Dark Arts. There are semantics here, too, laws written and rewritten to suit the violence of the times and meant to pardon soldiers. There's a hypocrisy and mutability to it he's well aware of, which is perhaps what keeps righteous judgment at bay.
In any case: that isn't a yes, or a no. He has no idea what that black ink's capable of, and the vague answer feels more like curiosity than judgement. ] Does your world not have the distinction?
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The Dark Arts are used to cause harm, or to control. They have no other purpose, though there's often an element of intent.
[ It's difficult to survive wartime without using the Dark Arts. There are semantics here, too, laws written and rewritten to suit the violence of the times and meant to pardon soldiers. There's a hypocrisy and mutability to it he's well aware of, which is perhaps what keeps righteous judgment at bay.
In any case: that isn't a yes, or a no. He has no idea what that black ink's capable of, and the vague answer feels more like curiosity than judgement. ] Does your world not have the distinction?