[ Magnus' smile turns more sympathetic when he directs it Adam's way. If he's aware or bothered at all by being so observed, he makes no hint of it in his expression or the way he replies to Adam. ]

They're helpful in a way that's unhelpful? [ That's a little vague. Let's try again: ] They're offering something you don't need.

Let me ask you something. The people you want to find. Do you happen to have anything of theirs on you?

[ This is a completely normal thing to ask. ]