That isn't the answer he wanted but, in a remarkable feat of patience, he lets it go for now.

"It worked well for you, too." She's talented. He has seen no evidence to support the notion that tough training isn't the most effective way to teach, and maybe this whole exercise would go better if there was an actual threat to face. This is a kinder and gentler world, though. Grudgingly, he takes aim and fires several times, eventually getting in a hit that would have taken the rock down if it had been a threat.