"Better that you took the time," he agrees with a nod, looking at the mess in front of him to decide which one he wanted to tackle first. The great Southern Art of Staring at a problem for a minute before starting it.

"Once you get the run down of this place, it can be a lot. Then again, magic isn't somethin' I'm used to, to start with but I imagine even if you happen to be used to it, this is some kinda deep end."

He steps up into the house and starts pulling some trash wood away to clear himself some room before squatting down to work at a damaged piece of wood that would give him clearance to pry at something better.