[Magic is one hell of a drug, he will give it that. His nose is still broke but it's been set and the swelling just isn't there. That doesn't mean there isn't any bruising though, the center of his face forming deep purple and burgundy bruising around his nose and under his eyes.]

I couldn't tell who pulled him off of me, I'm assuming it was you?

[He's trying to not sound so surprised that it's him that did it. He might be taller but he's pretty thin.]

Im about as good as someone who was going to be beaten to death, but at least im not suffering the same way I would back home. Magic is very useful.

[The fact that he just has the pain of his nose and a headache rather than all the other things that would have been tacked on without it makes him feel like he's cheating.]

I just need to think about how I'm moving forward.

[Changing positions isn't an option he's going to consider. He doesn't think it would benefit Jacob or himself if anyone thought he was scared of him after what happened.]