[ Interesting. ] Then I would say you're very wise. [ Yes, Magnus says these things. Casual as can be. Is it because he's a good judge of people? Because he doesn't believe in censoring his thoughts? Who can say. ]

What a person does is much more important than where they came from, in my [ opinion ] experience. [ Several levels of irony there, some of them expressed in the wry kind of way Magnus smiles. ]

That also sounds like Alec. He's quite good at looking out for people, too. [ For a moment, Magnus glances around, as if expecting that merely mentioning Alec's name will summon him.

Then, he looks back to Adam. ] Cant I take that to mean you're trying to get somewhere, too?