"Wow, that sounds entirely fun," he says in flat, dead tones before making a face. "And they don't get why you aren't interested, do they?"

He can only imagine how unimpressed they're likely to be about what she's doing, or more than that, her there with him. "Do they tend to follow you about or did they give up on that?"

Not that he's paranoid but he can't help but to wonder about what they might think of her there, or him. Which actually amuses him more than it should.

"I have managed a handful of illusions but for them to hold and be physically there, they can't be touched or inspected. The moment they start pushing to look past it, they could end up seeing the truth. You think there might be another way?"

Because he's more than willing to try whatever she might know that could help him to keep his secrets and its looking like she might have an idea or two.

"Oh don't start that with me. It's more than tempting and you should think about it. What's stopping you?"