(Hidden thoughts.)
It does not surprise him, at this point, that 'Healthy' is not already familiar with these concepts. Possibly if he wants to earn favors with her, he should treat her like she metaphorically comes from another universe, as per her told-story which might be a request for a particular kind of help even if it wasn't true."I suppose that, supposedly coming from a different universe with no sorcerers in it, supposedly you wouldn't already know, hm."
"Sorcerers can use more power if they feel strongly about things. I imagine that would seem like a pretty central fact about Eldrida to somebody who didn't already know how it worked."
"Boring prison is for sorcerers with the ill luck to have been born with the sort of low-drama personality that doesn't lend itself to rulership positions. It's hard for them to ever get hysterically worked up enough about anything to keep a planet subordinate to themselves. There's various things we do to get low-drama into a state where they can recharge a lightline, and then, when that's over, they just want to go quietly relax with their equally low-drama harem."
"Dramatic prison is for the sort of sorcerer who can manage to get really worked up about the prospect of losing relative rank or having a member of their harem taken away from them if they fail to recharge the lifeline."
"Lewd prison is for people who can sexually enjoy being hurt or ordered around, who obviously have a lot more fun in prison than anyone else could possibly be capable of. We work with it."