Yes, Ms. Fatima could answer a myriad of Winnifred's questions about a number of topics, most related to mages as a broad social class - the local girl herself figured she'd be better than others, as clearly she feared her in some form and therefore had less reason to lie.  It wasn't going to be that broad though, as that'd be impolite.

Winnifred dramatically wiped her nose along the near whole length of her arm to really impress that this was a physical illness instead of mental, and she said "If you would."

A moment later and she was sitting on the nearest chair/table and, trying to put a little more emotion into her voice to be polite, asked "Has anyone outside of this house learned about these issues?  Beyond us."