He chortles at the mention of his stunt. Have they-...Have they really reached a point they can laugh about it? Well, probably not completely and he might be being a little nasty still in finding mirth about it, but...Thaaaat's Naugus!

"And what are those exactly? Learning new tricks? Methods to take on and properly take down an old wizard?" He's very casual about the potential for people who want to end his life or just whatever his current reign of terror entails.