Bakura shrugged, part in agreement of Costigan's assessment and part in unspoken statement that it was his decision to make. "You should be careful if you do that," he said. "That armor shrugged off both Spell and Trap like there were nothing. They might not have been the most intricate plays but they should still have done more."

And the thief had been turning over possibilities of what strategy might have better luck against the armored one when this rematch did come. But then Bakura glanced at the Bostonian as though registering him properly for the first time.

"Don't you think there are bigger issues at hand right now?"

Bakura's tone implied he didn't share that pressing concern of what was now lurking in the Palace but he didn't figure Costigan shared that same disinterest.