[Rean sighs at the response, kneeling down beside him.]

Well, I can see that. "Alive" doesn't mean "okay," though, and that's what I asked.

[He might be a soft good boy, but don't think he won't get snarky back...]

And I'm sure you're not expecting me to know, but I have no idea. Do your spells usually backfire like that?

[Listen, he doesn't know a ton, but wizards have spells, right? That's how that works? He's trying.]