His gaze didn't last much longer than the glow did and Cain turned attention back to Valdis. He knew a resting position when he saw one, that wasn't the issue. It was more of the magic that seemed inherent in it, confusing and rather foreign. He didn't know what to expect of it. That was the weird part.

"Right," he said. "You'd know better than I would. What have they been up to so far?"