Hannah blinked, unsure of how to take to the man's strange response. She wasn't unused to oddities, far from it, but this almost seemed like a tic or perhaps even a curse that was stopping him from speaking on the subject she'd inquired about.
"Um, yeah. That's...not helpful." She rolled her eyes and decided that there wasn't much help to be had here; she was better off on her own, as she'd previously wondered. Was it always going to be this difficult to find help in this galaxy? Previous experience screamed yes in her mind, but for the moment the curious part of her brain wanted to pick his on the aforementioned flying spells.
"What about the flying spells? Portals would be more efficient if you ask me, but I don't have time to set up something that complex here."