He kept his smile, not sounding condescending or unwelcoming of questions.<br/><br/>"Because I'm not a god.  I'm not perfect.  If I mess things up this way, I have a roomful of people staring at me.  If I mess up wishing him out of existence or the like, I might end up screwing up the fabric of existence.  Besides, if I did everything indirectly, I'd feel like I wasn't doing anything."