( it wasn't that she was surprised that other people were in the greenhouse with her, but she doesn't expect an answer to her question. she looks up, puffing out air to push some of the shorter strands away from her eyes. )

Cursed? ( okay, maybe kate is still naive enough to be a little surprised by that. ) I mean, I was getting the sense that there was way more magic here than I'm used to seeing where I'm from but ...

( she frowns, letting her hand fall from the petals. ) You've been here long?