"Ah, yes. Quite odd, indeed." He doesn't mean to tease her about her choice of words. Or maybe he did. It's more habit than anything at this point that he has made no attempt to fix.

Duo does go silent after, quietly listening as the woman ranted about mages and whatnot. Magic was not his forte, and with how serious she appeared, he was more inclined to believe her...even her desire to stay here rather than go home.

"I suppose it depends on if the powerful are benevolent or malevolent. If this was an accident, there's always the possibility that they'd help us home. If it wasn't, welp, we might be here for the long run. It's the same everywhere. Doesn't necessarily have to be magic-involved."