"I don't understand my damn motivation," Aibghalien said, tossing down the staff the moment the cameras cut out. "Blow myself up, blow myself up, blow myself up, seriously, what the hell."

He dug into his robes, produced a cigar, and quickly lit it to take a sanity-restoring gag. "I should have signed up for that whatsit movie, with the... Hogwarts and things. Could've at least worked with Alan Rickman. Better than THIS crowd."