"Not where I'm from," Regulus said flatly, his opinion of this person dropping by the second.

He looked back at the runes and nodded. "Yes, that's what the runes needs." He didn't care that he was leaving out the price it was asking for to keep the magic working. He'd given the basics. If the man never touched the rune, it was no sweat off Regulus' back, others were supplying the magic what it needed. If the man did touch the rune, well, he'd find out the price.

"Excuse me, I have other..." he gestured lackadaisically in no particular direction because he didn't have other things he needed to do he just didn't want to continue being insulted because he didn't guess the exact right answer this man wanted.

And then he turned to leave.