Nodding, and having nothing to say to Apollo that couldn't wait until he returned to HQ, Hákon walked with Patriot and assisted where he could in cleanup, although he lacked the strength to clear any of the larger pieces of debris.

"Perhaps you would be a good leader for the others, then. Perhaps we should consider ourselves more akin to nuclear deterrents as a group, rather than deployed infantry. By our presence alone, perhaps we can do good. If we all display the threat of power, perhaps villains in the future can be convinced to stay their hands. As you can see from today, overwhelming force can be the fastest way to incapacitate someone, but it should be kept as a last resort."

Hákon gathered some of the more obvious pools of water to himself as they moved, freezing them into crystalline structures I his hands before tossing them into the occasional storm drain.

"I didn't always understand the merits of restraint, you know. My mentor, Ice, taught me to be better than I was. It was hard, but it was worth it, in the end. I learned many laws of your country, and I learned of many international laws. Maybe we can teach the others such restraint... I could get some books on ethics, the legal system, law enforcement, and the Geneva Convention for the library? What do you think?"

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Later, back at headquarters, Frostburn had taken off his mask, and collapsed onto a lounge chair after Batman's lecture. Somehow, he wasn't surprised that the face of justice in Gotham was a bit irate. Although, having researched the mans early career to some extent, it seemed a bit hypocritical. Although perhaps he, too, had learned a fair bit about restraint during his tenure as a caped crusader.

He looked idly at Superman as he entered, and began running through what he knew of the man in his head. Then he began countering himself with that knowledge in a few mental scenarios. Most of them ended poorly for Hákon, falling short as the man of steel shrugged off anything he thought to throw at him. Even freezing on a cellular level was difficult, given the speed the kryptonian was capable of reaching.

[i]Perhaps that's why he prefers to play by himself... Hard to keep up with the guy who has [b]all[/b] of the powers...[/i]