"Fortunately for the both of us, this is quite real." A sigh followed, kneading at the bridge of his nose a moment, "Unfortunately I've not been able to make heads or tails of this runic array. It seems to be two separate circles, one possibly made to correct the other instead of just correcting it, which makes no sense at all."

He was definitely more terse about it than usual, and quite possibly because he was hungry and just hadn't recognized the sensation yet over the rest of his general discomfort.