[How did he get stabbed anyway??? CAIN!]

I do, but it's somethin' I can make real for myself once I get home. No point in killin' and riskin' death here.

[He knows he's one of the strongest wizards alive, and he knows that everyone is going to need his strength at the next Calamity. He is prioritizing making it back alive.]

Why? Is it something you're thinking about?