Of course, that's always possible too. [Padparadscha's agreement to that is rather casual, if with a slightly more straightforward edge to it than some of their other remarks have been.] But if you're suspicious, that undermines your own point a little, doesn't it?

[It's merely suggested, not meant to be a direct argument so much as a supplement to his thought. Their interest piques more when the subject changes to the magic, though, and it gets a slight laugh and shrug.]

We had nothing like it in my world, so yes, I'm a little bit curious. Are you not?