( Eldritch magicks, is it? Urianger tilts his head, evidently considering how best to interpret what that might mean, but then Stephen makes that little comment and it does ruffle his feathers just a bit. Just a little. )

Is that so.

( He looks at him levelly, assessing. )

In which case I would be most curious to learn more of thy foundation, if thou art amenable to such a discussion.

( Still, he places his hand in Stephen's with a brief - perhaps knowing - curl of the mouth. Perhaps the same can be said of both their magicks: good for working up a crowd, but better when focused in private. )

'Twould be a shame to misunderstand thine abilities, after all.