It's an easy thing to forget, he figures. Not everyone has a near (or arguably total) death experience to add into the considerations after all.

As is. "Hmmm..." If it is genuinely helping, then yes maybe she should... "...If it's a test for the magic that brought us here... ...how recently did you arrive in this 'world' yourself?" Not that he knows it's 'recent enough', but he figures someone who's been here for a while longer has better excuse to sit out.