"Exactly," Ava sounds rather pleased that maybe they're approaching it from different angles, but he at least isn't outright rejecting her perspective as invalid simply because she doesn't know shit about magic. (Even when the Captain accuses her of magic days later, that jerk.)

"But also. Imagine how much worse it would be, if this place were filled with living things. What happens to this all at the end of the week, do you think? When it's no longer needed."