There's a slight pause before Devin burst out laughing - it's completely inappropriate in the middle of a fight, and if he weren't more careful the outburst would have distracted him from the golem rushing forward. He rushes away again, this time coming to rest while holding a chair aloft like it's made of balsa wood.

"I think that's the best insult anyone has ever thrown at me," Devin wheezes, still laughing. "Do I need to break your little friend with this, or can you calm down and talk like a reasonable person?"

He could just as easily zip behind Trahearne and knock him unconscious or worse, and yet he does not.