Steven froze in place as the woman moved forward to frame his face with her hands, his cheeks growing warm first from the transfer of energy, then from the reaction of just how close she was to his face. He had known of a language of intimacy that was crucial to restoring a genie's magic power, but he could have sworn that it was all in manga. One thing was for sure though, he could rule out the thought of this being a dream, seeing as a very beautiful woman in Arabian clothing was now tenderly soothing his previously burning cheek. He smiled as she spoke, listening quietly.<br/><br/>When Namira was finished speaking and had removed her hands from his face, to his disappointment, Steven set to work on answering her properly. "Well, first things first, I have spent my life studying ancient artifacts and their nature. I've been amassing such artifacts for most of my life, and with each new artifact, I write a brief dissertation on the research I put together while searching for it. With your flask, I have spent the longest span of time to find, 4 years, until today, obviously. The rest I can only guess is history to you. On the other matter, I know that I had an ancestor named Clarissa...but her last name escapes me...She was a powerful witch from what the archives came up with. She apparently had been executed six times, but always seemed to return five years later having not aged a day. One day she finally just disappeared...<br/><br/>Steven's mind was still reeling from the moment of closeness between them, his head focused on things that shouldn't be. In effort to divert his mind, he takes a breath and looks up at her. "Now it's your turn. What was that thing that came out before you? What did I just unleash? And why is it even here in the first place? Why was he in that flask with you?" His voice had raised up to a shout without meaning too, but between his previous episode hours ago, and the way her touch had caught him off guard, he was just a little bit frazzled. Realizing his raised voice, he takes a deep breath and exhales, making eye contant with Namira once again.