So, not only an unfamiliar sort of magic, but an unfamiliar sort of magic that couldn't be harnessed by the mages who'd come to this place so far. Wonderful.

She is busy looking around as he continues to walk her, taking in the details of the grounds. It all looks real enough, but she of all people knew that looks could be deceiving.

"That seems like a waste of time," she observes, "or a waste of magic, to bring people here to no apparent end." Harnessing them as slaves to build them an empire would make sense, but bringing them here only to return them home with no memory of this place?

But then ... "Other worlds?" Her eyes gleam at the idea even as it makes her stomach clench in terror. "There must be a lot to talk about, then."