"Didn't say anything about you hating me, I know you don't." That wasn't the question. Whether or not he'd be immediately dumped as soon as someone better came along, however, was still on the table. Especially if that better person were Squall. A grunt. Because he's not accepting the easy out Nida's offering with the magic compulsion thing. He will accept not touching on that argument for now.

Chop them small, enjoy that task. He needs to get them cooking.

"Interesting. So the watch does fundamentally influence these abilities we've been given. But taking it away doesn't necessarily turn them off," Which was confirmed last month by his not having it but still having his black powers. "That's not the important question and you know it."

He's not going to let Nida dodge out of it, because Nida doesn't let him. Fair's fair.