Shit, pushed a little too far. He can't help but skitter back a pace.

"I'm extremely knowledgeable about Cetaganda," he says, "given I've been to their homeworld." Not a lie in the slightest; that had been one hell of an adventure. "And trust me, they're as much about artistry as the act itself." He shrugs at the horribly mangled guard. "That? Is not art. And you are a blunt instrument in their eyes."