Evandau sighs, a rare showing of his frustration, but Ixis has struck the nail straight upon the head. The magic has safeguards on it to continue in operation, but he is wary of the unravelling risk mentioned here. However, he is also wary about what such studying would do to hasten that.

"What magics do you know, Foreigner?" he asks, aiming for the point rather than the formalities.