...I'm sorry. If I had my powers, I-

[Ardyn broke off, swallowing hard against the idiotic selflessness that sentence would have ended in. That wouldn't help anything.]

I've been provoking him for the same reason, but I don't have any illusions about 'self-defense' qualifying as a loophole. There's no way that common sense will apply here in any way, and I don't want to see you hurt again.