[Is a bit smug since he's the one who got the info. The barrier around the castle is his, after all. But, for transparency...]

Yes to the first as I'd been physically inside the castle before the current barrier was erected. A barrier that I built myself.

However, no to the second. I'd only given the information about Oz-- and the prince-- to four people and kept my mouth shut afterwards. If anyone else knows, they had either found out for themselves, or were told by another.

[And now he's silent in order to wait for questions or interjections.]