That was interesting...the ability to reclaim and recycle mana, rather than waiting for it to recover with time? And not simply that, but drawing on the energy of the natural world to supplement one's own stores of magic...no wonder she'd so casually done something as demanding as crafting a solid illusion.

Her question drew him away from that line of thought, at least momentarily, and he shook his head. From his perspective, at least, it was an easy answer.

"The humans of my world have never, to my knowledge, been unwelcoming to those of other species. Pointed ears, of all things, are scarcely worthy of note, much less prejudice."