And that dip has Childermass's grip on Lambert tightening immediately, startled that the witcher would actually do that. It isn't even a part of this dance, he thinks, or maybe it is and he just didn't think that far ahead with this ridiculous notion. The feathers along the sides of his face puff up some and he gives Lambert a tight-lipped, annoyed look for his efforts.

"It was," he all but growls out. "Unless you have something else to add, there isn't anything more to say."

Because he's not laying out his plan step-by-step. He's not even sure it'll work, much less if he'll be changing it on the fly or not.