He waits a moment longer, taking a breath and patting himself down. No injuries. Just a weird sense of vertigo after moving without moving. He shifts as he speaks, pushing himself up onto the balls of his feet and slowly straightening.

"It is. You can defy him. If you really want to," he says, tilting his head very slightly in their direction. "It may be hard, but I've seen you do it before." He smiles faintly as he says it, tilting his head gently towards them. He trusts them! He wants them to do the right thing here!