"Not that I know of?" Lea said. "I read something about a magic spring that can cancel out the effects of spells, but haven't heard about any magic-resistant trees. It's just that most of the magic we have would just do more damage, so we've mostly had to do things the old fashioned way."

At her stomach growling, he gave a bit of a wry smile. "Before you try any reverse-lumberjacking, how about that sandwich and tea? I'll get you an info sheet on the way to the kitchen that mostly covers the basics of the situation here, and we can work on getting you caught up from there."