[And that's the thing - despite the sense of tension still pulsing through his system, he isn't worried; there's no...concern there, no sense of fear or worry or even genuine sympathy, and he's not going to even bother suggesting that something can be done. He knows better, on some instinctive level; he can't see the damage but somehow he still knows, had known when he'd approached, and it won't be much longer, will it.

He's not concerned simply because there's no point in being concerned.

He knows that he should go; he should declare this a lost cause and go after the threat, hunt Geechisu down and kill him - Archie is going to die, and after that? It won't matter whether he was here or not.

At the same time, he also knows that he's not going to go anywhere.]

Well, given how that...individual operates, I wouldn't call this 'almost' - he's used to having control over everything. His life, others' lives. Your life. And right now? You took control back from him. Attacked him of your own volition. It's a nice message, I think.

Whether you defeated him in battle or not, you've done well either way.