He gives her a look for asking such an obvious question, then rolls his eyes as he realises that it's might be as alien to her as her cat is to him. He hates not having a common frame of reference.

"If it sounds familiar, speak up.

"They used to call what demons did magic, but it's really manipulating destiny in ways they shouldn't be able to. You can't ignore the Laws of Nature, that every action has an equal reaction and opposite reaction. The Draconians ignored that rule and they destroyed Atlantis with their arrogance."

He pauses to see if that answered her question.