Laios blinks, twice, looking decidedly puzzled. How wouldn't it be magic? What else could cause something like that? He's keen to ask, but he gets the distinct impression that it isn't exactly a good time right now.

"Oh--- my mistake, then," He gives a short, respectful nod. "In the world I come from, and for some from this world, magic is just..." He opens and closes his hands, trying to find the best word. "...An extension, of science, with people who study it. Some people study plants, some people study spirits. If that makes sense?"