Raylan looked down, face unreadable aside from the pinch of his brow before he shifted his weight, one hand coming up to lift a finger in gesture as he pulled back a fraction.

"Just because you can stab the man that tried to kill you when you were young and continues to try and bend you, doesn't mean anything. If anyone has needed a stabbin', it is that man right there. Son's violence against his father is almost a tradition," he said, head pulling back a little with the statement.