[ Despite the opportunity for freedom, Alec doesn't wriggle away just yet. For all he knows, this could be another kind of trap. ]

I wasn't going to just set the whole room on fire. I'm also kind of in here, if you didn't notice.

[ She's not being serious, and neither is he. He's just modestly offended at the accusation of undue carelessness with the lives of invisible people, when he's actually careless with the lives of all people. He's an equal opportunity hazard that way.

He squirms out of her arms with a casual nudge of his elbow to her ribs, then unfolds to standing with a slight wobble. ]

Also, not to ruin the surprise? But I'm also a low value hostage. You are not getting your demands met.

[ He ambles over to the closest torch and gives it an experimental wiggle, then twists it out of its sconce. ]