A small look of concern mars his brows at that. He absorbs the information without asking more, though it's clear he's thinking about it. She'd been adamant none of the power expressed came from her, but if not—did that make her a conduit? (A conduit for what?)

He moves past it. She redirects the subject soon enough and he can gather it isn't a matter she wants to get into right now. He's already asked her plenty about her husband as it is. He lets the topic rest for the time being.

"Mm-hmm." Something like that, though there are a lot of ways to augment someone. Like the spells used to transform the mages. This is...more. "It's mutagenic in nature. And not the most delicate procedure."

There's something too casual about the way he says it. He stops in front of another shop. His hand rests on the door. Do they open? He can't tell if it's a shell of a building or if she's built the interior of them, too.