"Of course. I'm no idiot. I'll find my way back and make them regret this. And everything else they've done." As much as he isn't used to problems that can't be solved by brute force, he isn't about to admit when he's stumped. Definitely not to someone he's just accused of being stupid. Repeatedly.

Rapunzel's careful distance is duly noted. His head cocks to one side. "If you're afraid of me, why don't you just run away?"