"Hm... I do have a two guesses but as the War Lord was fairly efficiently dealt with you must be the other one."

His spoon ended up abandoned in the bowl of ice cream.

"I do wi--..." He caught himself before saying the word 'wish' as that did so often have strange consequences here. "I'm not the least bit happy to see you."

He had very nearly wished he could say otherwise.

"Hopefully you will consider the idea of retirement?"