[Barnaby, flustered enough by the retort, bit back his own knee jerk responce for the sake of his pride. He didn't care normally, but his stores of patience and wit were limited at the moment, and distractions could only go so far. Were they in person, Jade would have seen Barnaby frown and look away, dropping down a shield immediatly after he lifted it.]

Then tell me, how do you feel about stakes that are completely unknown, where anything and everything could be a wildcard until a key is found?