Kadaj didn't look fazed. He just turned to Tayuya and said, "You'd just hit me with it."

Besides, he'd had some very careful creeping to do where Kuja was concerned. Things had changed, but even Kadaj wasn't sure how far those changes would go. Until he was sure, Kadaj wanted to make sure Kuja knew Kadaj was still on his side. Which had been succinctly done with a perfect desert rose as an 'I'm back' and apology gift.

"It would be a waste of a flower."