She tilts her head
"I...what?"
"When I went near the rift I...I saw into his world. And I saw him-it was like a window into his workshop. We started talking-he wanted to know everything about my world. When he learned I could do magic he...he told me he'd help me get more powerful. To defend my home. It was supposed to be just some protection spells at first but in the end, he taught me everything he knew..."