[He goes willingly and it's... sort of nice to have Dist beside him, if only because that makes it easier to keep his gaze directly on the floor without looking too weird. Still weird, but not as bad as it could be.

Dist's words get a short nod.]

It's dreadful. She knows how important my magic is to me - I've made no secret of that. She...

[His nails dig into his palms for a moment before he forces himself to release his grip and settle his hands on his knees instead.]

She told me that there are two people she hopes will take the incentive. I'm one of them.

[So it's not just that she knows this would get a rise out of him, it's that she's targeting him specifically.

It occurs to him after a moment that he hasn't clarified the most important part, however. He does look up at Dist after that, expression carefully composed to hide as much of the anger and frustration as he can.]

...I have no intention of acting on this incentive, despite how infuriated I am with it. Rembrandt confirmed that it is still possible to regain one's abilities in their home world; the Lady's incentive would simply speed up the process.

[So you know. This isn't as bad as it could be. It's not like he showed up to confess he'd be killing someone or anything, it's fiiiiine.]