Hmm, that's certainly true enough!

[Not the sort of interesting that he wants any part of, but there's no denying that watching them will be interesting for Hamelin.]

And finally, with regards to our wishes... Well, you already know what mine is, I'm sure. I take it I won't simply be allowed to leave if someone manages to kill Alexei?

[Technically that is granting his wish, though his is more specifically about his freedom than about Alexei dying.]