"Sounds like you like them." The declaration is deadpan, because he's not sure how to process that The Protector has been keeping them apart. He knows dramatic tension, so Harrot is pretty sure the Wizard is excited to meet her pen pal.

"How's the Protector kept you two apart?" He squiiiints. "You have all that magic, and they controlled time."

Just how strong is the Protector, if he can lockdown a time traveller?