"Hmph," this was really getting pathetic. Attempting to bargain with him over things whose exchange he had already received was futile. Trying to appeal to his emotions would be futile.

For a moment his expression showed a cold flicker of distaste before it melted back into his usual amused smile. Giving Ed a look, he announced:

"Rage. Pleading will come next. Then trying to bargain with me. All that won't change anything." Except maybe the time when he finally decided to point out to Ed that truly 'dead' guests here tended to leave no bodies behind.