"I haven't found what I need yet," Rin says, taking yet another step back (he will run out of alley, eventually, he knows this, but he will deal with that when the time comes). "Besides, espionage would mean there's a fucking enemy. I just want information."

Yeah, he's going to be stubborn against an older mage who can probably do anything-- literally anything. He could probably read minds, which, fuck you by the way, is rude.

"Also, I think you just fucking made 'mage jail' up, so you can kidnap me, or some shit."