That's true... the last thing I want to do is take away, like, your entire identity. But. I'm doing my duty as a friend! My ability to divine the future and accurately foresee a certain lecherous fool blundering towards a hellish death is what gives me power in this relationship. It's why between us, I'm totally the alpha dog. [ yeah totally okay. ] I know that one day you're going to end up on the wrong side of someone's temper and/or bed and/or blade and/or magic killing superhero superpower, but without Lord Leo here to reign you in, I'm about five billion percent sure you're gonna bite off more than you can chew within... oh, I don't know. Thirty minutes? Instead of the indeterminate amount of time I'd pinned that death to you until now. So.

[ DRAMATIC SHRUG. he loves his boy niles but jeez louise he's gonna have to put him on a leash. who sells leashes around here?? actually, he should just ask niles, because he probably already knows. ]

Coward. I'm gonna draw you as the scaliest, legglessiest dog and you're gonna love it. Anyway! C'mon, we're not done. [ he looks around, spies a small, fluffy dog that's just green-collared for absolutely EVERYONE, and picks it up and drags it over. look at that tail go! wag wag wag. ]

C'mon. Make friends with him. Introduce yourself. Knifelessly.