He snorts at that first bit, shaking his head to himself. There's something angry about the noise he makes, but all he says to explain himself is, "She's the least likely to take what the Wizard's offering, in my experience."

He brings them to a stop near the monster pillars, letting Luka go and taking a few steps closer to examine the strange metal boxes. They're close enough now that he can hear the hum in his jaw, and he wrinkles his nose slightly. It takes him a moment to realize why the sound is so familiar, his mind jumping back to the Wizard as he guided her to the bench.

"Maybe he wants you to think he's a pacifist. Has he talked about ever killing knights before?" he starts, pausing for a beat before adding almost absentmindedly, "Can you hear that noise?"