[He's been fighting this fight for so long that he barely knows what he believes anymore. All he knows is that every day spent as a near-human makes his skin crawl, and being without his fire will never be fixed by plugging the whole with regeneration. Even now that he can regrow limbs.]

Too much of a coincidence. [He shakes his head, choosing his original theory for now.] We'd be better equipped for the war with abilities we actually know, but then we'd be strong enough to back them into a corner. And we're a captive army, so that's a real risk. So the whole "oh, it'll kill you if you stay what you were at home!" thing? Smells like bullshit to me.