She can't help but chuckle at that, though she listens to Mina's story with rapt interest. Privately, she hopes the Guides and Behemoths are nothing like that. But she really has no way of knowing, aside from the fact that the most they have to do with elves and humanity is, seemingly, forming symbiotic relationships that usually fade after a certain time.

"It is impressive," Fortescue agrees, smiling. "I take it, since you're mentioning her, that she has a significant amount to do with your magic?"