He shrugged. They probably did too exist, she just didn't know any better. Most ordinaries didn't, if the chief sorcerers in their area were doing their job right.

Rondeau offered her a bit of a grin - this whole "magic exists" thing was always hardest on scientists and he didn't want to totally freak her out here. "Doesn't matter anyway, since it looks like you can get it to tell you how it died without magic, yeah?"