[Hector wouldn't be the first to doubt him like that. In fact, most people Iskandar's has ever known berated him at some point for his criminal lack of self-preservation instinct. Not that he agrees. He thinks he's doing quite alright. He's also been very wrong very often on that matter.]

Don't be ridiculous! It might be a surprise for you but I actually do! I will face them if they find me but I don't plan to seek them out. I'm not a fool!

[To effectively deal with this threat requires an organised effort. Even angry as he is, Iskandar recognizes that. They barely made it out alive back in Dorchacht. Not exactly an experience he wants to repeat.]

But don't expect me to hide in a hole like some terrified child. I battled them once, I can do this again.