"I suppose we could pool resources, yes. I do have a number of able bodied men who would do as I wished. They don't speak the common language however I'm afraid so we would have to be sure that communication wasn't an issue among the people that you've assembled."
In fact he could already imagine the trouble that could be caused because of it, the results could be entertaining.
"I think perhaps the reason so few are familiar with illusion is because it's meant to be kept that way. If too many people knew our secrets there'd be no thrill in the guessing in how a trick is done. Much like this one." He'd offer her a smile and reach towards her, looking as if he might caress her cheek with the soft stroke of his fingertips, but instead his fingers move a hair's breadth away and pluck from behind her ear a simple, single white rose that he offers out to her.
"The joy is in the mystery I imagine. Especially in a place with so much magic, it's a wonder to think of how things might be done without it."