[Bless him. He's always been sharp, but this is difficult for anyone to wrap their minds around.]

It's the nature of... the Natha's magic, I suppose you can say. [Technology, magic, it's all one and the same once it's beyond understanding.] The Storm that took our home, our world, hit... many worlds. Many times. Do you understand?

[... this actually might be easier if they had explained time travel to him at some point.]