"Of course, no one had any idea what was happening until I intervened and determined that we're dealing with a

"Of course, no one had any idea what was happening until I intervened and determined that we're dealing with a magic anomaly. Perhaps I would even be willing to study it a bit more closely… However, since you've put all these restrictions on mages, there's no one left in the barony with enough intelligence to assist me. And naturally, I have no wish to pursue such research alone."