[He looks up then, and his smile is charming, just a little sly.]

Well, certainly we had the time.

[The books are all in Latin, except the one that's very clearly in Scandinavian runes. Nick doesn't read those very well, but considering the nature of the protection spells he cast, it was necessary to at least try. They're all on topics of gates, except for one of the books on the bottom that has no title.]

Do you have any experience with magic? One of...your versions? Alternate selves? He has no talent at all with magic.