He sighs
"It's not my idea...to be perfectly honest I don't see why you'd magically join...and I don't really see the point of just keeping you here. But I don't call the shots..."
"..."
or maybe he can. Maybe...just maybe...he's letting him escape.
"quietly Go...just-make it look like you beat me or something, yeah...?"
"quietly Just do it-take your gauntlets, make some explosions and run-here..."
He hands him his phone
He nods
"whispering Yeah"