I can't heal people. [Not exactly true but since he can only help heal three people in this place including himself, it's not exactly a lie either.] Or do magic. Magnus can.

[Suddenly, it hits him... Magnus is back home and Alec has no idea how long this captivity will last.]

And he's not here...

[His voice goes soft with those words before he mentally shakes off those thoughts and continues.]

Magnus is not a witch. He'd be offended if you called him that. There are Laws.

Do you have magic where you're from?