Arkady might find a surprisingly willing partner, if he ever did attempt to be more dominant, if he ever dared. Ereuvir doesn't have much in the way of either an ego in such matters or a preference. He's used to punishing the evil, certainly, but he loves games too much for the winner to matter overmuch to him, when he decides to play. And one of his favorite games is to give humans power to see what interesting things they do with it. They rarely disappoint.

"Well. Perhaps we'll see if there are some other rules you can break," he grins, then leans back, finally, reclaiming his wine glass. "Will you bring it with you," he says, of the skull, breaking the tension somewhat, at least for a moment.