Considering Alec's ears which poked out of his hair the fear is somewhat reasonable. Currently, Alec had nothing to with either court though he briefly was king of the Seelie court. Ages ago.

Snorting a little, he dropped next to the guy. "Hero?" he asked. From a pocket he pulled out a piece of wax paper from his coat and unwrapped it. Inside were round honey colored globs that smelled like honey. He took one and popped it into his mouth.

Really, only heroes tended to say things like 'I'm stronger than I look' especially if they looked like Alec.

"Nothing wrong with needing a break. I'm a big fan of breaks."