John nods, because yes -- he did explain the statue thing to Rodney. You know, in a very... mild and roundabout way.

"I'm pretty sure Magda believes the true and righteous path is to loudly declare our belief that the Natha are all frauds and that Magda is forgiven for his acts of terrorism, and seek him out so he might bestow untold truths on us. Unfortunately, I'm more in the mood to seek him out so I can stun him and drag him back for questioning."

You know, and hopefully sentencing for all the lives that were lost to Ysverai after he enabled Rasyc with his fancy gadgets.