And if I can get the next big bad to sit down and play chess with me for the fate of the Pack, hey. Everybody wins. But funnily enough, most of the bad guys tend to go for the 'let's rip spleens out' approach instead, and I'd really like to keep my spleen where it is.

[He realises that Derek was being nice, and takes a deep breath.]

I just wanna know that, if I have to, I can protect myself. And the people I care about.