She raises the lens and peers.

"... That is interesting," she murmurs. "Oh, and the inability to cast anything is incidental because it's protecting you from the mental effects and is perhaps a bit overzealous, I see. I wonder if there are magical practices it would let you do, maybe not, it might have just decided you're safer if it disallows magic entirely, hm."

"Mental effects?"

"Magic's addictive and can open you up to various nasties if you suck at it. It's a problem," she explains, absently.

"Oh."

"So it's not letting you do any magic at all, because this thing is keeping your mind very thoroughly safe."

"I suppose I appreciate the sentiment. What, ah, is it?"

"I have," she says brightly, "approximately no idea! It's very obviously tied to you and seems like you're the originator of it. It looks friendly, if a bit totalitarian, which is good, because I don't think there's anything I could possibly do to break past it. Like, at all. I'm not sure anyone could."

"...okay."

"If it's a parasitic entity out to eat your soul, good luck, because you will really need it!"

"Does my soul look nibbled?"

"Not that I can tell, but this is only the preliminary look. Doesn't display soul nibbling or the like unless it's really severe. My professional estimation is that it's probably friendly and you probably made it, but I don't offer my guarantee just yet."

"I made it?"

"Probably! It's the only thing that makes sense, with how it's structured. That or the brain parasite thing, where something's already inside there with you."

"How did I make it? When? Out of what?"

"No clue, no clue, and magic. Specifics depend on more than this lens."

"What kind of prep are you looking at to get specific?"

"Probably sitting in a circle of some kind, ominous Latin chanting, specifics pending until I have checked my laptop."

"Ooh. High tech magical assistance."

"What kind of sensible vampiric witch would I be if I completely ignored all high tech options? Of course I have a laptop for all of my magical needs."

"A vampiric witch after my own heart."