"Well, f'it makes you feel any better, bein' in the middle'a all the hubub an' drama seems sort of overrated. As another outsider, lookin' in," She gave him a little smile of her own, nudging her arm subtly against his.
"S'I never asked- what did you fall into doin', here? S'there a market for wizards, in this place?" It was a light tease, underlined with general curiousity.