[ Magnus watches Adam silently a moment. There's nice ways to answer this question and there are real ways to answer this question and there are unkind ways to answer this question.

He doesn't want to be unkind. ]

It may help if you think of my role in this as a negotiator. Sometimes demons take things from people and sometimes there are things they can provide that people need. It's my job to make sure they get whatever they want or need.

Both parties.

[ It's sort of distasteful, but sometimes imperative. ]