[He can hear the strain in her voice -- inflections are a second language to him, after all.

In any case, it doesn't seem to bother him. He takes a seat again and speaks to her evenly.]

A gesture very much appreciated. Though there's hardly much more to it than what I told you. I seem to have found myself stranded in the past -- if there is any form of magic to return me to whence I came, I'm unfamiliar with it. Perhaps you can help me?