Tricks are played upon me by myself and I hardly seem to notice. [ That gives him an idea, though. ] Billy could turn me into a potato with a thought, I'm not worried about the way he defends himself magically. If I should upset him and I don't notice, though, would you protect him from me?

[ Guilt stains his expression. ]

I almost drove him to suicide, once. It's astonishing he even talks to me.