Tony's voice is firm, not leaving any room for argument. It wasn't as sharp as earlier though, not quite a snapped response. "You're not doing anything until Ignis and I have ruled on whether or not you're getting thrown down the garbage disposal. Madoka, stay here. Ignis and I are going to talk and come back. If you bite her before I get back, you're going.. it's just going to be bad. Don't do it."

He looked at Ignis and nodded toward the door. "Let's go to the kitchen." He still didn't know what he thought, but he knew what the priorities were. Protecting Madoka, even from herself, was clearly the top. He'd thought they had been doing well at that, but this made it obvious they hadn't. Somewhere along the line the message that she should have patience and learn skills rather than find a short cut and jeopardize her life hadn't been successful. It wasn't Maru's fault exactly, but that little runt was pointing a light at their failure and Tony didn't care for that one bit.