[ maybe not good news, but it is news - when it comes to the magic stuff, he's out of his element, and he'll never turn down tips from someone with more experience. ]

Is that how it works? Huh.

[ he purses his lips, thinking it over for a few seconds. ]

In that case, maybe we haven't left the town at all, and this is some kind of grand illusion. I have to imagine the power's coming from the well or some other spot in town.