He is effectively humbled — but still annoyed. He is not that scared boy anymore who doesn't understand the power at his fingertips, who doesn't have the discipline to harness it. Every fireball that bounced off the warding, he caught and extinguished so that it couldn't hurt anybody. Now, he eyes the floor, the walls holding them in. Wilhelm has learned, through trial and error, that fire can burn you in so many ways.

The defensiveness sitting in his shoulders and tightening his jaw lowers by degrees as he reminds himself that he's only gotten this far by relying on the wisdom of those with more experience. Holding himself back from rolling his eyes, he releases his frustration in a curt sigh.

"Okay, fine... What do you suggest, then?"