@RaijinslayerAs the light from his summoning ritual resolved itself into a solid figure Olliver took a step back and wiped away the beads of sweat which had formed on his brow. Great forces were at work here. In response to his little song and dance a greater mystery, the likes of which the Noble Families could only hope to achieve with decades of effort, had peeled itself off from some distant dimension and alighted in the real world before him.
He swallowed. Somewhere deep in his brain the faith he had cultivated for years around his knowledge of Magecraft shifted uncomfortably. He had been expecting something like a shade, a swirl of a vague apparition that might be consulted as one would an oracle or seeing stone. That the thing would take such defined and immediate form was alarming to say the least. He hopped it couldn't leave its circle.
"A-ah." Oliver cleared his throat and looked the spirit creature in the eye... he blinked rapidly at the piercing gaze that came back at him, and then forced himself to hold it.
"I beg your pardon Sir, I am er... Oliver, Oliver Hallett. Yes. Well." He cleared his throat one last time and then stepped forward, extending his hand tentatively to the Samurai. A shiver went down his spine at the thought of shaking the hand of a historical figure, not to mention one shrouded in such obvious power and mystery. Then he remembered his manners, withdrew his hand quickly, doffed his hat and gave a little bow in the japanese style instead.
"Forgive me if I'm not quite myself, I'm afraid your entrance has me rather taken aback. It's not everyday something like this happens you understand! I was ah, expecting something a little more... spectral." He straightened himself and replaced his hat. Had the being asked him a question before? Something about young and old fools. He had been too wrapped up in its sudden appearance to catch it all. Drat.
"In any case! I might not be young but I assure you I'm still quite capable. I have prana, I offer it freely so long as you cooperate with me. I do hope we can get along Mr. Masamune, I have many questions for you." 