[He's turning this over thoughtfully in his little ten year old brain. It checks out. There's the Ring, right there...priest, absolutely.

But Atem's face lights up when Mana is mentioned by name.]

!!

You're Mana's master!

[They absolutely met. They'd played together with all the excitement of two people around the same age who immediately discovered they got along, and nothing but the fun had really mattered.

He's now excited to meet Mahad.]

She says you're a really powerful magician. The best! I knew you weren't a tutor. Tutors don't admit it when they're wrong. But priests do!

[Said triumphantly, like he's showing his work.]

I guess magicians do, too...