[That little sidebar of hers absolutely earns a smile regardless of her course-correction, and he chuckles softly.]

I would be glad to discuss the finer points of magical theory and the comparison between our respective arts at any time.

[As she well knows, but he can't let the moment pass without commenting on it, endearing as it is.]

That said, I didn't think you would be. If they're the sort I'm accustomed to, I imagine they'll go to pieces fairly quickly, but given where we are... well, anything is possible, isn't it?

[It could be something else entirely lurking in the dark, but he knows the sound of rattling bones.]