Hearing she cast a spell gets a look of surprise. He hadn't seen, heard or felt it, which is impressive even with the distraction of the raptors. He really must give magic the credit it's due. It's not that he keeps underestimating it, but he isn't used to such things being possible. Reimagining the possibilities around Yennefer will take some time and effort. All worth it, of course.

"Better you cast it than don't," he points out. As she's well aware at this point, he prefers an abundance of caution to a lack of it. Plus, it's not like she'd tried to hurt the animals, just protect them.

He follows her gaze to the paddock, brow creasing again. "I was told they were intelligent, but not this intelligent. The geneticists are delighted." Turning to Yennefer he continues his rambling. "They're extraordinarily fast, incredible jumpers, and as you saw, they work extremely well as a team." His frown deepens as he looks back at the dense foliage. "They're testing the fences for weaknesses. Systematically, thoughtfully. We're having to rethink how we house them. They're too dangerous to keep like this. They're too dangerous to keep at all, in my opinion."