Manny looked at Serena when she made abundantly clear she could see him, just like John always could. He had only ever one other person see him who wasn't John and that was Zed, so it was a surprise in some ways to have someone else see him. "John knows I can't directly interfere with anything on this plain, but I do feel a sense of dark magic around him" he began saying, noticing how Serena stepped in front of Kay which made him smirk slightly. "child, if I were to get to Kay I would have done it when I last visited. I mean her no harm" he clarified. "but it definitely feels like the aura of a hex. It's darker magic than even John's. I can't help to remove it, only the caster can as its the caster that knows the fine details of the hex. But if I were able to help? It seems to me that you're only option is using the phoenix as bait to draw out the mage who hexed you"he suggested before disappearing again.