Cadogan didn't pause to listen to the odd swordsman's declaration - he did hear it, but there were more important things to concern himself with. He didn't even stop his work when the Ladykiller was beheaded - after all he was under a tight schedule. Still the Great Inventor very briefly paused his work to take a sip of wine. The wine was a bit bitter, but that was probably for the best - too sweet a wine would just be consumed too quickly and since he was going to work with explosive materials drinking the wine too quickly would be a tad bit of a bad idea.

As the white haired man worked he muttered under his breath "Who does that bastard think he is? Comin' here and stealing our spotlight..." Cadogan spat on the ground and shook his head while reminding himself that there were still events to be held and that he'd have ample time to get back in the spotlight. "No guards or anything even trying to stop the fellow..." He rolled his eyes and concentrated on finishing the barrel of his gun - he'd add the rifling to it if he'd have enough time. "In Dumont the fellow would have been shot by now..."