Ed's face fell at the word 'magic.' This isn't the first time someone used that to try to explain away what they were really doing. However, the last person that claimed to be using magic or creating miracles was a power-hungry egomaniac, and whoever this young woman was, she was clearly not that.

"Look, I don't know what you feel like you have to hide, but I'm an alchemist. You can just tell me who's pulling the strings here." Perhaps the wavy arm thing was a signal to someone hidden from view, and they did something to raise the temperature inside. Granted, it was a pretty quick change, but come on. Magic? Please.