"Mmmmm." He hums along with it, indicating with his hand where he wishes the trim cut shorter, and here, there, a few fresh stitches injected. All very well to keep the talk stoked, but this cloak won't mend itself. "There was never much telling why they appeared in Ellethia first. The magic is one possibility. Perhaps geography. A wealth of resources we have yet to understand. The density of the local population? Or the weather. If you ask me... it may well have been a matter of chance."