Travis noticed that the Magi appeared almost amused about his faltering composure created by this unusual encounter. Once more, he could not make out any sort of intention or purpose for Felix even being here. At the very least though, this man from the Catholic Church did not appear all that threatening which was a welcomed first than a meeting with any organization Travis has so far encountered.
Eventually, Felix replied to his inquiry by apparently talking to himself on how to approach the question. Unusual at first but Travis quickly caught on when the Catholic mage mentioned 'others' who, by the way he made it sound, perceptibly thought of him as delusional when he explained himself. Travis didn't know what he was referring to or about to explain, however he did not have any reason to doubt Felix or any of his words thus far. This was especially true that he not only knew Travis' name and exact location, but he was also incredibly perceptive and appeared knowledgeable of magic to a degree though Travis was almost sure that well of knowledge was far deeper than it seemed.
With a sudden snap of his fingers, Felix had decided to counter the question asked of him with a question of his own; he simply asked Travis what he knew about the Paragons. For a brief moment, Travis at first didn't appear to know what the Magi was talking about and nearly ignored it until the word began to rang loudly within his mind, unveiling past memories coinciding with that very word. Paragon. It was unusually familiar and quickly began to nag at him.
"Paragon..." Travis said aloud as he attempted to make sense of the word and remember where he recalled it popping up originally, "I've heard that...Term, before...Gimme a moment."
From being almost completely flustered to now devotedly focused through fascinated curiosity, Travis made a beeline to his unfortunately disorganized pile research notes and papers. Shifting through the mess as he muttered to himself, he eventually exclaimed in satisfaction as he pulled out a small notebook notably worn external cover and with folded and nearly tattered slips of paper sticking out of the compressed pages.
"Ah, I knew I read that word before somewhere." said Travis after pulling out of the slips and reading its contents, "I'll be up front and explain I don't know much about these Paragons, but I have found them curiously being mentioned in more than one article of study. Though when I've tried to pry more on the subject, all I get are either shoulder shrugs or awkward declines."
"What I gathered about them," he continued, now invested in this topic, "is that they appear to be artifacts of great power and apparently significant importance in some tenets, including ideological and religious beliefs. Actually, I believe I recall a verse made in one old publication that observed the study of the arcane arts. That verse or phrase - I'm sure I could find it somewhere here - mentioned a Paragon in its dialect. It was pulled from a quote by a rather highly ranked Magi from the...Catholic...Church..."
Travis's voice trailed off as the gears in his mind began to work overtime, compiling a list of reasons why Felix had asked him such a question. It slowly became apparent to him that this encounter between the two was more than convenient meeting of two individuals who knew about or, at the very least, heard of the Paragons before. With that, coupled with the Magi's knowing of his name, finally articulated a reasonable purpose of Felix arrival here.
"...Felix?" queried Travis, addressing the Catholic mage as he slowly turned around to face him, "Are you - I mean - are you looking for these Paragons?"
Eventually, Felix replied to his inquiry by apparently talking to himself on how to approach the question. Unusual at first but Travis quickly caught on when the Catholic mage mentioned 'others' who, by the way he made it sound, perceptibly thought of him as delusional when he explained himself. Travis didn't know what he was referring to or about to explain, however he did not have any reason to doubt Felix or any of his words thus far. This was especially true that he not only knew Travis' name and exact location, but he was also incredibly perceptive and appeared knowledgeable of magic to a degree though Travis was almost sure that well of knowledge was far deeper than it seemed.
With a sudden snap of his fingers, Felix had decided to counter the question asked of him with a question of his own; he simply asked Travis what he knew about the Paragons. For a brief moment, Travis at first didn't appear to know what the Magi was talking about and nearly ignored it until the word began to rang loudly within his mind, unveiling past memories coinciding with that very word. Paragon. It was unusually familiar and quickly began to nag at him.
"Paragon..." Travis said aloud as he attempted to make sense of the word and remember where he recalled it popping up originally, "I've heard that...Term, before...Gimme a moment."
From being almost completely flustered to now devotedly focused through fascinated curiosity, Travis made a beeline to his unfortunately disorganized pile research notes and papers. Shifting through the mess as he muttered to himself, he eventually exclaimed in satisfaction as he pulled out a small notebook notably worn external cover and with folded and nearly tattered slips of paper sticking out of the compressed pages.
"Ah, I knew I read that word before somewhere." said Travis after pulling out of the slips and reading its contents, "I'll be up front and explain I don't know much about these Paragons, but I have found them curiously being mentioned in more than one article of study. Though when I've tried to pry more on the subject, all I get are either shoulder shrugs or awkward declines."
"What I gathered about them," he continued, now invested in this topic, "is that they appear to be artifacts of great power and apparently significant importance in some tenets, including ideological and religious beliefs. Actually, I believe I recall a verse made in one old publication that observed the study of the arcane arts. That verse or phrase - I'm sure I could find it somewhere here - mentioned a Paragon in its dialect. It was pulled from a quote by a rather highly ranked Magi from the...Catholic...Church..."
Travis's voice trailed off as the gears in his mind began to work overtime, compiling a list of reasons why Felix had asked him such a question. It slowly became apparent to him that this encounter between the two was more than convenient meeting of two individuals who knew about or, at the very least, heard of the Paragons before. With that, coupled with the Magi's knowing of his name, finally articulated a reasonable purpose of Felix arrival here.
"...Felix?" queried Travis, addressing the Catholic mage as he slowly turned around to face him, "Are you - I mean - are you looking for these Paragons?"