“Bad pet.”

“Are you listening to me or are you just doing that imperious thing?”

“If you are going to keep costing me my strength each time I rescue you, do not be surprised when I stop.”

“It is almost endearing the way you try to manipulate me by appealing to my vanity.”

“I am eternal. If I must spend the few remaining millennia with humans before they destroy themselves, I should at least make an effort.”