[Diarmuid's expression saddens a little. This is an answer he legitimately can't give her.]

Unfortunately, little one, I don't know. I was never blessed with the power of magic. My father had it and several people around me had it, but I never did. All I could do was watch and watching really doesn't explain how things work very well.

However, yes that is pretty much right for where I live.

[Or sleep, or exist or whatever they do on the Throne whenever they aren't needed.]