Sefton hesitated, then sighed a bit roughly. Better to go along than risk being grabbed and worsening the effect. "Fine... but then I really have to go," he said, hoping that adding the urgency would somehow speed things up.

Perhaps Sefton could get his question answered in the meantime and still get out without adding to the damage already done. A bit win/lose, but that was better than the deals Sefton usually got from accidentally using his ability.