"You could attempt to chase me out, I suppose. But sooner or later you'll return to check on young Mr. Vantas, during which time I could return here at leisure. Alternatively, you could kill me, and do away with me entirely. But if you were going to do that you could have done so already." He shrugs, making light of his own potential demise.

"If you left me here, you'd know someone was watching this flank of your 'turf.' And unless any attackers killed me and managed to maneuver around our potential defenses, you wouldn't have to worry about this section."