[hr][hr][center][h1][b][i][color=F2541F]Atkin Bowman[/color][/i][/b][/h1]
[/center][hr][center][color=F2541F][b]Location:[/b][/color] Palace: Lawn[/center][hr]
Atkin breathed a sigh of relief when nobody explicitly took offense to his little slip up there. The relief was rather short-lived; however as he remembered the real matter at hand: the fact of Luna's disappearance. As he stood straight and palmed the Two-Faced Ring, he listened and watched everyone else to try to get some stable mental ground. If Arya and Rowland's reactions were anything to go by, one thing solidified in his mind. An immutable fact that he'd brought into the Wizard Tower when he began his apprenticeship, but never really knew that he knew until just now: Magyk was not the solution to every answer.

There were things it couldn't do and couldn't stop. It was very powerful and extremely convenient, but he couldn't rely on it to fix all his problems. Arya and Rowland, who both grew up and lived in a Magykal world their entire life didn't seem to quite grasp this. But with the Queste, whatever that other thing was and all this other bullshit that decided to crop up today, if he were to overcome this, he'd have to be able to consider all the potential solutions, not just the ones his training would initially suggest. It was this reason that more than anything made him certain that not wearing the SafeCharm was the right thing to do. Such an item brought with it the idea that you were completely protected, but the feeling of security made one blind to their surroundings. Overconfident. And that's when you really end up fucking up.

Atkin grimaced when the Young Army rolled in, already acting like they owned the place. As much as he disliked their presence, he had cooled off enough to realize that the extra manpower would probably be extremely helpful and that at the moment there would be nothing he could say that would get them to go away. He really hoped that Valda's reign wouldn't end up with Witches and the Young Army doing as they pleased all over the Castle. However, for the time being, there wasn't all that much that he could add, so he would just stand back and roll around the ring in his palm.