It wouldn't have been an escape. [He's very firm with that.] He's not the sort to make his point by running, and.. As far as I know? He wouldn't leave without me. Not without dropping a hint, somehow.

[He shakes his head.] I think we can say with certainty it was an act of defiance, perhaps because his powers made him cocky. He made his point vividly, though, I'll grant him that.