"There are a lot of people here I'm responsible for, and I'm not going to sit around and wait to see who he's going to go after next." He quirked a quick grin, but he was watchful. He hadn't missed that flinch. "I'd rather be coordinating with you than working randomly but if you want to make a contest of it, that's your business. Can I convince you to at least track me down if you 'deal with it' before I get to him?"