[ He shakes his head; that isn't the point, Corvo. You're missing the point. ]

I'm not looking for death, but if death finds me, so be it.

[ He's ready. Almost died once as it is, so what's one more deathly encounter? (True, he'd rather live. But at a certain point living's no longer an option. And he'd forfeited his right to live when he killed all those people, all those years ago. ]

He has to be killed, Corvo. Whatever you think, whatever your Empress believes, the bastard needs to be killed.

[ After a moment and an incredulous glance: ]

You don't need to keep an eye on me.