"I know some magic, I'm trying to learn more, I could give you specifics but they would take a while. Apparently schools of magic are just not a thing most mythical creatures want, because they are insane. Want me to teach you? I can teach you! Not like - epic wizard levels because a large portion of it is self-taught, but better than nothing."

He seems really excited by this, actually. Teaching a sphinx about magic, he will have someone to talk to about it! A sphinx!