Well, it's the price to pay for power. If you wanna get strong, you gotta take some risks along the way.

[Such is the truth of being a wizard. Weak wizards don't survive for long in their world. If you want to live and enjoy the centuries, you have to fight for that power.

He sighs and closes his eyes, taking a moment to enjoy Viktor's fingers against his scalp. How long has it been since he's been pampered like this? Definitely since before prison at the very least. He was lucky to get a shower at all there.]

I was actually born with really weak magic. I had to train hard and eat lotsa mana stones to get where I am now. It's why I trained my body too: it's never bad to have a backup in case magic doesn't work.