[ the only indication that christian said something right is alec's eyes shifting away before returning to him.

he had been trying to get somewhere else. or wanted to, was planning to. ]

That's a lot of variables to consider. You'd have to question every person that comes through here. And not everyone will tell you the truth.

[ that said: ]

What about you? Were you trying to get somewhere? Felt anything cursed around the portal? [ he assumes since christian was displaying some magic, it's possible he could recognize something like that. ]