For a few seconds, Alec considered the pastry in front of him. There seemed to be less chance of offending Adam if he was focused on dessert instead of him. Three jobs, school, and being the priestess of the temple. Those seemed like an overwhelming number of roles for one being.

"You're the priestess of the temple. I am its guard and I'm supposed to be your assistant. Those are my jobs" He struggled, trying to think of the right context for explaining his own role without offending Adam. "That means I should help you with things that are related to the temple and ley line or that gives you time to work with them." That might not sway Adam, but maybe one of the arguments that would have worn down his siblings might. "Until you arrived, I hadn't done anything new in centuries. Even something small that's different would be welcome."