"I summoned you to bring my wife back," he responds, with a bit of an eye roll. "The 'how' doesn't precisely matter."

Except it kind of did. Ancient elven ruins...in another time, he'd be chomping at the bit to visit something like that, spending all his time climbing around the ruins, taking notes, generally being a bit of a nuisance in trying to explore all he could. He wouldn't lie, he is a bit excited to see these ruins, but bringing Arabella back remains at the forefront of his mind. He can't let himself get distracted.