Like a tangled ball of string? He observed with interest as Felix's eyes shone with an odd light, pushing glasses up his nose to watch with closer scrutiny. He might be ignorant in this field so far, but he had been designed and raised to absorb knowledge at a frighteningly fast and efficient rate.

He wondered if the theory of magic was closely related with physics at all, and made a note to ask Felix some questions later to help understand. But for now there was nothing more important than Emil, and the best thing he could do for him now was to stay quiet and allow Felix to concentrate on what he was doing.