Welp, Laios gave it his best, his only option was to try to reason with the mad sorcerer and it didn´t work. I personally believe he gave him a good talk though.
I hope the tavern´s part of the story takes a long time, this author is great at making light hearted and funny scenes.
So far I am liking the duo, looking foward to the eventual supporting cast, since his previous series has a pretty good one.