Alright, well, that makes him feel better about the success rate. He still flinches, though. "I am a fool who keeps thinking I've reached the edges of cruelty. Convincing him what he is is wrong, taking that away..." He doesn't waiver in his work but his voice does.

"There are four. I can probably get the fifth but I presume if they work two or three should suffice. They are potent, and the one I used worked strongly."

He'll will it into being until there's some indicator that path must be abandoned. Hells, maybe that's his real magic.