"Maybe it is real on all worlds." He considers for a brief moment, then continues. "Back home, we don't exactly advertise what we can do." Surely Rosinante will figure out what "we" means, right? Either way, Gregor is not explaining it.

"The old dangers aren't so much a problem anymore, not as many witch hunters left." He saw to that personally. "But at this stage in our history, suddenly revealing such a powerful tool to all humanity would be... not the best idea. It would flip the balance of power overnight, or so I'm told. Realistically we'd have to make a concerted effort just for the public to believe anything, but that's beside the point." And what is the point, exactly? He takes a draw off his cigarette before continuing, as if he wasn't just in the middle of something.

"All that's to say, maybe it does exist where you're from, and you're just not in the know. Or maybe it looks different to you. All magic is, it's just will and power. It can look like a lot of things."