Lina gives a low whistle, still not looking at him. He seemed to want to distance himself so she'd let him. For now.

"Been busy then. Maybe I can help make the work go a little faster if we work together. Maybe I can see something different."

That's what usually happens for her. She thinks she has a problem almost worked out except for that one little thing, and then Gourry or Zel or Amelia comes along and makes it seem like the most obvious thing in the world. She wants to help Zelgadis with this, sure. But also really reeeaaally wants to know for herself, wants to stop it from happening to herself if she can.

"Wait. Why hasn't anyone else been helping you with this?" She cranes her neck around to glare at him.