They were definately getting to territory best left alone and he frowned, casting a frustrated glare at the boy, "No, I could not have stopped you. That was the point of my master's decree. I could watch and I could give help if asked, but I could not directly interfere. I have explained this before."
The fact that he had interfered, however small the manner, needed to come off as dispassionate as possible. So he switched topics and smiled, a somewhat cruel smile, "If you want to know what it's like, you can open your mind to me and I'll show you."