[That's... a fair point. All of it is a fair point. And that slap makes him flinch, but he doesn't back down. He just straightens back up, and waits for the next hit.]

I thought I could game the system. I thought if I could get the Order's favor I could find out more about how this dimension works. I could find a way to get Hector out.

[He bites his lip.]

It's the sort of thing that worked back home. I've done it before.