He normally says 'I have a condition' in an offended tone if people ask. They usually feel bad and leave him alone- it might not work on someone with magical knowledge that might think he's a mandusa or something.
"Oh, yes, absolutely. In fact, wearing silver is one of the best ways to preserve it, so you'd be doing a favour to it." He turns on his heel, running his fingers over book spines, making his time to search for the appropriate one. He has a feeling he's seen something similar sometime... "And the chains are easy enough to replace if they have to be."
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"Oh, yes, absolutely. In fact, wearing silver is one of the best ways to preserve it, so you'd be doing a favour to it." He turns on his heel, running his fingers over book spines, making his time to search for the appropriate one. He has a feeling he's seen something similar sometime... "And the chains are easy enough to replace if they have to be."