[Fortunately Dorian is able to support the weight of an injured fully grown man and since John wasn't injured it was even less taxing. At least he seemed vitalized in spite of appearing somewhat benumbed, he idly wondered if John could also benefit from lyrium. That was the funny thing about magic and spell casting, simple spells Dorian could do all day, especially when a Staff was designed around a certain element...this one had spirit and cold elements about it that meant he could use winter and spirit branches of magic without exhaustion all day. Depending on the spell. More complicated spells required a cool down period and taxing ones required lyrium if he wanted a quick bounce back.

Unfortunately he had no lyrium potions on him or no way to make lyrium potions at the moment so there was nothing for it in practice, only in theory.]

Hm...well that's not completely unexpected given the purpose of the staff as a tool used to lock an entire event into a moment. Reliving it multiple times? Those demons must have been stuck in their moment for hundreds of years. [So, no, it didn't sound at all stupid to Dorian.] It might also have something to do with your particular brand of magic as well, you are really making a connection, serah.

[At John's confession Dorian just laughed throatily, carefully walking the both of them back to the bed so he could ease the man down and free up his hands enough to grab the wine. Whether he wants to hang on to the staff is up to John, Dorian isn't particularly possessive of magical objects, mostly because he likes the acceptance of magic.]

Bottle or glass?