[ She has no idea who or what Houdini is, but she's... almost offended, to have saidar compared to little more than a card trick. Not quite, because she knows he's speaking from a position of ignorance, but almost. Moiraine frowns. ]

You may call it magic if that suits you, yes. [ She huffs a little. ] And I could ask you the same. You've truly never heard of channeling, or the One Power?

[ It's still hard for her to wrap her mind around -- though she has to concede it must be equally hard for him, if what he's saying is true. ]