Estelle was not the one to expect such words coming to him. Even though he had made it clear that he didn't want to take his life, wasn't the act of voluntarily trying whether your body could handle death is the same as an act of self harm?
And he did it willingly?
"Why would you do that?" Her eyes were immediately burned with tears. "You— You wanted to see if your body will not fail you so you will hurt yourself for it?"
Magnus could tell her immense worry but he eased her frown with his thumb, "I was foolish and too brave for my own good. I just wanted to see for myself if this body that everyone revered so much as the Black Dragon's son is indeed as powerful as they said. My body is without imperfection so I thought finding one flaw will perhaps fill this void in me."
