"Let them be entertained before I find them and kill them by my hands," he answered. The smugness toned down just a tad as he found himself getting hit a few times - the pain sharp and intense and almost unheard of till recently. His body wasn't reacting as quickly as he was used to and his eyes, while sharp, were missing some of the quick movements of the rod.

In the end he had to dodge as much as he attacked. He noted the scattered items on the ground, stepping around them and ignoring the pain when he stepped on them. He had made a new decision to disarm Ignis first so he worked towards grabbing that rod, at risk of being hit, to try and twist it out of his hands.