You're half-god, Nico. I'd be surprised if you didn't have some freaky powers...[But he lets out a breath he wasn't realizing he was holding and there's a grin audible in his tone. Later on he'll probably flip out privately about how dangerous Nico's powers are, but for now? They're okay. Nico's okay. He's okay. This is fine.]

Think you're gonna have to define unnecessary risks. Like I said, you're kind of a liability for me. [He's back to teasing him. That's a good sign, isn't it?

Or it was until that happened.] ...fate worse than death, huh? [Idly spoken. He's trying to imagine what that might be.] ...fine. I'll do the oath if we're clear on what "unnecessary" is. And you're not allowed to trick me into backing out because this is an "unnecessary risk", okay?