"Of course, you are no fool that trusts the doors and locks that we are provided for your safety. Explaining the WHYS of the traps I have about the house was a frustrating argument. The world they come from, you think they would understand. Max and Sabriel, at least, took no issue." Perhaps it has something to do with living around magic that makes people the right kind of paranoid. Maybe not.

"...could I set one upon the house while in your ski- no. No I am not going to attempt magic. Knowing my luck I will say the wrong thing and turn myself into a toad."