The absurdity of the comment garners a snort from him. Wouldn't that be a sight, he thinks with a faint smirk, imagining his friend crashing through the table below to the shocked yells of the patrons. But it would only be funny if his friend weren't seriously hurt by it.

The thought of violence against Hythlodaeus does not particularly warm him.

"Oh, go on then. Get it over with. I doubt I shall find another railing quite so inviting in the near future."