[Palamedes lets out a short huff, looking down to put the apple - into his pocket, where it may look silly but at least he'll stop squeezing it mercilessly. Alright.]

I'm not giving counsel, I'm telling you what I'm doing.

[Different items. He frowns.]

And, again: I don't disagree. But I'm not risking my people for the sake of the ones who want to play with fire. They should know better by now.