[ A solid plan, considering Alec always has a smart remark or two or seven at the ready, and Rufus is better off not goading him. He really doesn't need it. ]

Buddy, I hate to break it to you, but starting now, you are a desperate grounder.

[ If an extremely determined one. He can find a lot of faults with Rufus, some imagined, some real, but he certainly can't fault his drive. The guy was willing to kill his own father to get to the top. ]

I might have an idea or two, but first a couple of things: One, how good are you in a fight? And two, you better come up with an alias before I come up with one for you.