"Oh... Interesting." Well, at least she will be a sanctioned mage, so no conflict of interest...?

Viktor frowns then, remembering the horrifying nature of what he saw. The image feels burned into his own brain, something he can never un-see, and he only saw it for a few seconds. Xander sees them all the time, he says.

"I'm sorry." He puts a hand atop Xander's.

A beat, and then: "You faced an archdemon?"