César looks surprised for a moment, and then he understands.

He balances something in his mind before he finally speaks again, voice low, gentle. "I didn't say it as an empty platitude. ... the laws of physics, of technology, of reality itself are malleable. I broke their code, learned how to mold reality itself. Magic and demons are a part of reality."

A pause. "... and I've seen intersectionality between what demons can do and what I discovered then developed on a team of some of the most brilliant people I've ever known. And there are people here who rival if not exceed my intelligence."