[His hand grips the hilt of his cane a little tighter.]

That only means it's something that x-rays can't pick up. That isn't as wide of a scope as you might believe.

[At least where certain magic or energies are concerned. When they're talking about the warping of time and space to even bring them to this world, they need to start thinking bigger.

And then, belatedly-]

...Did you pay for my things? I have money.