When Jace set his feet on the floor, Alec began to relax. He still didn't want to sit, giving the vampire the position of power in his own office, but he let his arms drop to his sides while he studied his guest. Now that he wasn't attempting to annoy him, he could see why Jace assumed he could charm anyone. He was handsome, distractingly so if he wasn't trying to see if he could get Alec to completely lose is temper.

"Ten." It couldn't hurt to give that detail when Max was away from the Institute. Even if he wasn't overseas, the information was easy to find if Jace asked the right person. "Please don't. We have enough problems keeping him from burning the Institute down." Alec doubted that Jace would listen but at least he'd tried. "He might also try to stake you. He's eager to prove himself even if he really doesn't mean to offend anyone."