Don't believe in no-win scenarios

"I can talk to him about it, sure. trying to take lessons in frost magic I take it?"

Jim knows Harrowheart's tried to teach other folks that kind of magic before. It's not something Jim was interested in at the time and even now doing real magic sounds like a huge undertaking for potentially very little to show for it. He'd rather leave it to the professionals and focus on what he excels in.

But Isidor is a mage and she could probably learn something form that if she doesn't know it already. What else could a mage dating a living popsicle want with thaaaaaaaaaaa---

Stop staring Jim. Do not open your mouth. Do not. She will kill you and no one will find the body.

"Uh...huh." That isn't it. There's no way that's it. But the thought is there now and it's not going away.