"It's Viktor," he replies, getting that out of the way first. He's used to some degree of scrutiny, though usually it's for other reasons, so maybe detecting his arcana (as she seems to be doing) is preferable, though he certainly wants to keep the attention on his work, and away from him.

"To make a long story very short, yes. That's what made it work." She'll find the detailed explanation in his notes, but since they were only able to perform the procedure once, he can't in good conscience suggest they try to repeat it. The principles of it all, however, might be useful.

And that isn't the only thing, as Anneth reminds him. "I've also been studying the recent rifts. You believe that the disruption has something to do with...all of this, yes?"