The inhale alone from preparing to speak is enough to draw up another cough from the alien, but if Carlisle is looking to fill the silence then he'll oblige. "Y--yes. I believe you have. He's from your world, a..." damn, was it a magician or an alchemist? It's hard to think when it's taking him effort to stay awake, but the cover of the book was for the latter, so "... an alchemist, I think? Must... have been... adept, if someone of your skill... enjoys his work."