Sufficiently Advanced Magic (Arcane Ascension, #1)

by Andrew Rowe

“And I’m here to...?” “Go get help if I explode?” “Oh, got it. Can I laugh at you first?” “Heh. You’ve never asked for permission before.” “Right you are. Okay, let the fireworks begin.”

“I’m resisting the urge to smack you right now.” “Your willpower is, as always, admirable.”

“Ugh. At least you didn’t break your snark.” “Oh, don’t worry about that. My snark is indestructible. It’s the core of my being, and quite possibly the universe as a whole.” “Arrogance, also intact.

I didn’t mind. It meant I could focus on more important priorities, like not dying. That was one of my favorite hobbies.

“Ah, it’s the prodigy of idiots.”

I decided early in the break that I wasn’t going to do anything reckless that could get us into more danger. That resolve lasted about as long as it took for me to get bored: meaning not particularly long at all.