[ The reflection, in response to Shen's stare, can only shrug (which is a common enough reply from the real Childermass, to be quite honest). ]

And if you do not, you learn something of me and I'm left wandering in a maze. I think I would call that more of a gamble than anything else.

[ This is growing tiresome, though, and he can't keep that entirely out of his tone and expression. The smirk certainly fades off some, it's tighter now, as he weighs the option of actually taking the chance or not. ]