[Again, that flare of amusement. He offers a bit of levity:]

Then admittedly, you are a woman of very strange wants and priorities. But I'll humor you, because is that not why I'm here?

[He grins, setting his drink down before him on the coffee table. Its scent continues to fill the air.]

We can start with the magic if you like. And then the immortality, in a somewhat more limited capacity.