That draws the barest twitch of a smile, the tips of sharp teeth briefly visible. "Little worth doing is ever easy."

But it doesn't last, it never does; he returns to door hunting with calculated patience, though this time he's keeping tabs on where Zack is, and isn't moving out of easy range of conversation. "You didn't have the benefit of knowing how events are intended to unfold, presumably. If I must endure these.. afflictions, then at least I can have that in return."

Though whether or not his friends would still see him as a friend when he shows up bearing teeth and claws of a monster at the least was another question. One he's willing to put to the test.