That descriptor got his hankles up finally. This man was somehow more maddening now than at home. Perhaps because Suzaku had a bit of a board advantage before he came in. "You are many things, but my knight is not one of them," he replied. "But we'll discuss that later."

But to the kid, he spoke a bit more pleasantly, similar to how he spoke to Nunnally. "Suzaku and I were very good friends when we were your age. Sometimes things get complicated when you get older. It's been a while since I've seen him. Maybe we just need to.get used to each other again." Death threats notwithstanding.