Essentially yes. The first attempt was for me to control the play and also be left with whatever remedies they decided to leave me after first having their choice, but I said they couldn't have it both ways.

I did consume a remedy that made me unable to lie before I insisted, so that may have been a factor as well.

[ He has a sense of fairness that is a bit extra and couldn't hide it as effectively after that. But mostly he can't imagine who would be okay with "I'm not only going to abdicate all responsibility for how this goes but also start downing the remedies I prefer before anyone else has a chance to decide anything for themselves". ]