he’s probably right. he’s been a prisoner too long not to know he would never get rid of the chains indefinitely. once he might have thought otherwise but he was stupid back then. he can’t afford to be stupid anymore that even if he was stuck here, it won’t be for nothing. one way or another, he’d make damned sure Ky met his end. “whatever. I think I’m just going to go back to ignoring you so feel free to let yourself out.” no visitors at all would be a relief over Ky’s company.
“now, you see, i could, but not yet.” if he left now, he wouldn’t get to torment the other, and quite honestly… that was one of the few joys he managed to get these days.”you can’t ignore me forever. so, everything from this point forward is up to you.” or, rather, how he behaved.