"I don't know," he answers honestly and he's a little surprised when she curls up against him, but he doesn't move, doesn't shift uncomfortably, though his first instinct is to do so. He's really not uncomfortable, which is strange enough given how rarely he lets himself get physically close to people, but he knows his developing relationships with Spencer has helped change him in a lot of ways and this is only one. For so long the only person he's touched or hugged besides his family had been Cosette and recently that's changed a lot.

"My mother is pretty powerful and even she can't do that," he says, his voice thoughtful. It's a distraction tactic more than anything, a way to get her to think of something else, but he'll talk about it all day if it helps. "But I've also kept myself very separate from other witches. I don't... there's a community here and I stay away from it. I suppose it's not impossible for someone to be powerful enough to be able to heal you..." He'll look into it more, he'll find if there's a way, he's made that decision already.

At her question, he shakes his head. "No," he says. "He didn't tell me. I know I've never asked, I just... I know it's not always easy to talk about things, but if you want to tell me, you can."