When the Ringmaster flinches and gives her hesitant reply, it makes it abundantly clear why she needed support for this. Well, she'd wanted to know what Shima could do, and Shima happens to have been building experience when it comes to talking to reluctant targets. And he figures if they want Ignatius to listen they need to meet at least some of his expectations so he doesn't feel completely out of grip, and the best way to do that is not to be too gentle.

He glances up at the Ringmaster before reaching for her wing, patting it in a vaguely comforting way as he gestures his request for her to lower it enough around them so they can see over it.

"So yeah, try not ta freak out or anything, but since our Ringmaster here doesn't actually want ya dead, ya've had your heart sealed inta another vessel. Not unheard of where I'm from, actually. Doesn't seem like a mercy from looking at ya, but it ain't gone, just somewhere ya can't get at it for now since we're keeping ya prisoner."