[He sighs a little at that response, not because Ian's wrong or anything, but because he's right.]

I wish there'd been nothing to show, but any time there's a chance to have power over others, someone will step into that role if allowed to.

[It's just an unfortunate fact of life. Most people may be good, but there's always someone who isn't quite as much so.

But that aside--]

I'm going to try not to attract attention quite as fast this time, though. It's kind of exhausting.

[He says it half as a joke, with a faint smile, but he means it. Unless there's something he really can't abide by, he's going to try keeping a lower profile.]