Oh trust me, I'm with you on that one. I don't believe she's as much of an innocent victim as some people do here. Until it's proven one way or the other, I'm keeping my suspicions on her.

[He cants his head, considering this. ]

...There are more important than me, doing much more important things than I am back home. [BUT. And that was the thing. There was still a but.] ...I guess I am trying to solve something important, though. Before I came here. That's... I-I guess it's pretty vital.

[The scroll is still sitting in his lab. He needs to solve the final incantation, but he's also been dealing with everything else in this place. It's been distracting him from his duties and he really should get back to them. ]