He frowned at the comment, he wasn't being self centered at all. If he was, he would have been more likely to believe there couldn't have possibly been any other option out there but himself. Honestly, there were plenty of other potential targets the other could have chosen, yet he had gone after him. It was a perfectly legitimate question in such a situation. The other closing the distance between them made him tense just a fraction. He wasn't one who liked his personal space intruded. People were unpredictable so close, it was easier to end someone the closer to them you were.

Enchanting? That caught him a bit off guard, the way he said it, along with the finger moving across his hat. Was this guy...seriously trying to flirt with him? The way he spoke upon stepping away again all but confirmed that. He was beyond not used to strangers flirting with him. Some people who knew him tried, either wanting power or something from him. It was dangerous to get close to anyone for him. Though his family did expect him to eventually produce an heir. That kind of wasn't possible between two men. What was he even thinking?

He didn't even know the other, nor was he interested to in that way at this point. He could still be simply playing this entire situation. Magnus...he noted the other left off a last name. "You're new to this city..." it wasn't really much of a question, he'd never seen the other around the city before, and he clearly didn't know well enough to avoid him as a native would. He lifted a hand, giving the guards a signal. For a moment they hesitated, before falling back a bit more. "You are lucky you made such a mistake with me and not another...or you might not be so lucky as to keep your head where it is" it wasn't really a threat, it was being honest.

His father would have had him ended, though if he knew the other was flirting with his son, he might still have desired that. He wasn't to fond of anything he couldn't control when it came to his son...especially such things as his heart. He wanted him to become a powerful force for the future of the family, so uncertainties that could change that were unwelcomed in his eyes. "Keep away from me if you wish to survive long in this town..." with that he turned away from him, slipping his wallet back into his pocket.