Lea was a little surprised by Vexen's reaction, but waved off the following apology. He shook his head however, at the rest. "I'm not going to give Malificent any more power than she already has by treating her like some kind of boogieman or tonberry," he said. "Is she a dangerous opponent? Sure. But so am I. So are you. So are like... half the people we know at this point. Her flair for the dramatic aside, she's a powerful sorceress, nothing more, nothing less."

"You're not wrong about the resemblance those thorns have to her MO though. I know for a fact that it is just a resemblance, but whatever did cause them probably took a cue from her signature tactic, given that she- among a lot of other villains- used to be imprisoned on the Isle. Well, this world's version of her was anyway."