Thou art he who standeth before me - neither more nor less.

[ he won't pretend he fully comprehends the extent to which Verso's been lying - how much is real, and how much is something he was made to believe was real - but that's why he feels he can respond at all. Messmer only knows the man in front of him, as he is, mistakes and all. That's the only "real" Verso he can imagine. ]

As am I. [ a beat. ] Thy concern is wasted. This is the role I was given. Messmer the Impaler is a cruel tyrant, to be hated. My moniker were known from the start.