-- huh?

[his gaze snaps up quickly, loose and wide-eyed]

Oh-- it's nothing. [snags another piece of chicken!] . . . I guess I just wish there was some way I could help.

[he truly has no desire to be anything but completely and utterly average. and yet, at times like this. . . when someone he likes seems to be struggling so much underneath the weight of her responsibilities. . .]

But I don't know anything about sorcerers, let alone curses.