I don't really care what he does to himself, I care what he does to the town.
Be careful. If you can find out how he is communicating with her though we might be able to track her movements better.
I doubt it, she's old and clearly disciplined. Did you see how fast that shop opened from an empty building? That takes a lot of magic. But I went through a book I have on Hob's, their abilities are purely defensive.