[Taako closes his eyes, focusing on Lup's voice rather than the physical presence he's used to and using that to reassure himself. She's still here, even if she's intangible.]

He is, yeah. [A different sort of friend to Cisco, or Bryn, but someone that Taako trusts enough to go to for this.] Like, worst case scenario maybe he can give my own magic a boost, so I can cast shit faster.

[It might be overly optimistic, but he can do that for Lup, which is why he pulls back a little, finally, and flashes a grin.]

But hey, you got a few weeks of scaring the shit out of Magnus, if nothing else.