You're quite right, you know. It is stupid.

[ He takes a sip of his tea, which has arrived. Of course he ordered tea. Of course he did. ]

Well, I suppose I can understand wanting to take out the greatest threat. It's just that I don't appreciate it when I'm the one being taken out, you understand. At least now you realize that I'm the more powerful of the two of us, I hope?

[ Not when you don't have the talismans on you, you're not. ]