[He winces at that, straightening up and shaking his head. Knowing what he needs to do and having the strength to actually follow through on it- those are two very different things.]

I... want to keep practicing warping for a while, first. I want to prove to him, and I guess myself, that I'm strong enough for at least that much. Maybe then I'll feel more ready for everything else.

[They're still adjusting to the idea of being father and son, too. He doesn't want to force Regis into carrying him across the threshold of becoming a king when he's not even born in the man's timeline.

And maybe it's just a delay, a risk to wait, but... he's not ready. He has to be able to acknowledge his limitations, even the irrational ones. If his body's not ready to handle this new magic, it'll just fall apart. Hell, it might do that anyway.]