i know about my confidence. i know about yours. its all relative, and concerns itself with both of us , individually.
i see how you are preparing for battle, though.
you are establishing your out even before i have you cacked into a corner. you can always say that i bore you and that you are toying with me. i admit, i am toying with you, but you certainly do now bore me.
a friend or a brother.
gain your allies, build your defenses. i must caution that a defensive position is not a strong position.