I do think it's interesting. And you're right -- being curiosity is just part of being human. [ That sounds so much like something she's heard before that him saying so can't help but bring a warm, genuine smile on her face. She has her own thoughts on why that could be, but it's probably a lot of baseless speculation right now.

At the mention of leylines, she grows a bit more sober again. ]

Do you know much about leylines yourself? Apparently there are people in the city who study them, but it's not a term I'm all that familiar with. [ Outside of the sort of crackpot videos you'd get anywhere, anyway. ]