I'd say "don't stand so close to 'em," but, uh, we're not a big personal space-respecting family. Next time? Just walk away. Don't give him anything unless you know you can beat him. And at this point? No one here has any shot at defeating him without me and I don't wanna kill him. Really. I don't. I also don't wanna have to keep rescuing every damsel that tries to light him on fire, but I'm pretty much resigned to doing just that.
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[Stupid... Liking humans thing.]