This time, Relic wasn't able to hide his grin, an expression crossing his features as if he wasn't quite sure if he should be insulted that she didn't think his element could be as destructive as another. It also struck him as funny that here she was saying something that she probably thought was innocuous and yet if he'd been seventeen again, he wouldn't have hesitated to give her a demonstration about just how disastrous he could be.
So, okay, perhaps her fears weren't completely unfounded.
He cleared his throat in an attempt to at least stop himself from sounding amused. "I'll have you know that I could crumble the earth beneath our feet even as we speak, bring down buildings ... I was never lacking for opportunities to get myself killed in school, I promise you.
"But every sort of magic is dangerous in the wrong hands and mistakes happen even in the best. Sometimes those mistakes have horrible results, but if we all refused to act because of what might happen, we'd all be hiding in our houses for the rest of our lives." Which ... he realized could possibly be seen as somewhat hypocritical coming from him, but he hadn't been reclusive because he was afraid, he just hadn't wanted anything to do with anyone else.