...The tea would be for me, though my company would be a poor offering next to Teo's.

[Is that a compliment to Teo or a dig at himself? yes.]

Aether is akin to magic, then? At least, that's what it sounds comparable to in my world. There are things I can naturally sense that a human wouldn't, though sight doesn't play into it in this particular case.

[But that aside... he focuses on Hythlo more directly.]

...Clearly you've now seen what he is more directly. Now that your curiosity has been satisfied, what do you intend to do with what you've learned?