Archaeology! That was a subject Alfred knew nearly nothing about, but the longer he'd been out of school the more interesting it seemed. He had some greater distance from his Ancient Studies professor, whom he hadn't been particularly fond of, and more exposure to different cultures which begot a greater interest in learning about those cultures, or past ones. Although he had met a few archaeologists (both of which had since died), he didn't know much about what they actually did, day to day, or how one became an archaeologist. Nevermind how a woman became an archaeologist.

"Yes, I agree," he answered with just as much animation. "And I spent a great deal of time in that part of the world as well," he added with a somewhat cryptic smile. If she recognized him from the paper, she'd get the joke, but he wasn't trying to make this about him when she had such an interesting life as well. "How do you know it's a magical society, just by looking at the ruins?"