It wasn't as reassuring as perhaps he'd hoped it to be. Fenris' expression hardened at the word monster. But when he asserted that he had magic and then used it in front of him, the lyrium markings poking out of Fenris' clothes ignited in white light.

Now he was even more convinced that he was in the presence of a demon.

"Magic is far from harmless," he replied, voice a low, threatening growl. "And if you mean these people harm, I will kill you."