Anyone else would raise an eyebrow at such a fervent statement. Especially about the demise of his own species, and Magnus stores that away to pick at in the future. Not now, for this is neither the time nor the place. Make connections, extend the paw of friendship. Then find out everything useful.

"I would not dream of holding such a statement against you." He says, as of the strange outburst is forgiven and forgotten. "We all say some things in the moment that do not hold true, or we regret later."

The question of robots, automaton, makes him incline his head. "There is no such thing, or anything close to it. I would believe men dream of such things but they have neither the skill nor science to being it into being."