[ He could say the lad's also taller than most humans (which is a surprise to Childermass, a man used to being the tallest in the room), but height really diverges from what's more important: talking about magic. ]

Fair enough. [ And like that, he'll drop that subject. ] So I take it that, from what you have said before, magic is far more common where you come from, ah... I do not believe we've introduced ourselves. You are?