Don't underestimate his ability to argue. He'd do it anyway. Possibly even harder for having his vulnerability pointed out so obviously.

"Oh, they've already been scolding me." It's said airily enough. And yes, 'they', he doesn't try to avoid including either of them - any of them? - from that statement. "But considering one of them was wounded as bad as I was while we were captive, I'm taking anything he says with a grain of salt."

Still, he huffs a sigh and props his chin in one palm. "That doesn't make recovery time any less boring, though."