Thinking does cause a lot of trouble, definitely. But just...in all things, Balthiel is NOT a role model. It's not even a do as he says not as he does thing, it's more of a do nothing he says or does thing.

Balthiel tries to show it. "Head. Body. In here," he taps the neck, "there's veins. Blood." As they can both see, as the blood starts pulsing through the jagged cut. "Take some." He'll hold it still, letting the blood spill over his hands.