I suppose I was going to ask what the color of your favorite robe was.

[not really but who cares. To this short speech, Val pays close attention--perhaps rather more than a critic of his might expect--but he has, in fact, been made head of Research for good reason.]

I see. How interesting. Hereditary magic. How does a younger family of magic begin? Where is its inception--when a daughter of an older family marries one who does not practice magic, perhaps?