One day he would be more capable of carrying out such a threat. If he kept his mind, such as it was as-is, then he would maintain his word even then, when spellcraft or monster's gifts would make him a more dangerous foe. He'd simply find other targets to take his fury out upon, misdirected rage was still rage bled off rather than bottled up.

"If it's all the same I intend to avoid your Bonded." It's not exactly personal, since that would require a level of attachment that simply wasn't there, but he couldn't be tempted into malevolent action by them if he simply never encountered them. "But neglect not putting them to use if the option is available. Illusions are good for more than disguises." Which ... Emet-Selch surely already knows! And probably has known for quite a long time.

The witch had made it clear three was the limit. If witch bonds improved power and monster bonds purified it, then two of each should be the ideal state, why three? "That is the one subject I may wish to seek more on. It's unreasonable, given the information they've laid out. If you were to take two mages and a beast, you would be thus boosted twice over and your magic made improved, yes? Why would adding another beast disrupt that?" He clearly has no intention of doing any of that, but on a purely discussion-level.. "Another mage, certainly potential trouble.. or too many beasts and no mages to tip it in the other direction. The strain should be negligible if balance is kept."

There's a pause, and the entire thing is dismissed as irrelevant. "That aside. I can study others at leisure another time."