[But now he's increasingly frantic, stammering. He sits up straighter.]

I meant -- simply that... I...

[He takes a deeper breath.] The mirrors are offshoots of ourselves, y-yes? So it stands to reason that it -- if I were stronger, or more-- of a certain way, then it would diminish the mirror's effectiveness. And perhaps make him less of an overt threat?

[There, that's better right.]