Yeah, and? I didn't say it had to be important for a good reason. But you're obviously not blind to each other. Advantages in that and all, even if it's dangerous.

[It's an easy train of thought to follow, like retracing his own footsteps in the sand. But the flame in his palm dissipates, just so he can fiddle with a string of wooden beads hanging off his wrist just under his sleeve.]

Still. What exactly are you going to do if you do stop him? Whoever he is. A friend, or mentor, or your dad, whoever this jackass is.

What happens if you do it?? Or what happens if you can't? Would it really matter if there was a whole army waiting for you after?