That confirmed Na'thir's involvement, leaving Levi silent for a few seconds... to think that the Bishop would attack dozens of regions just to pressure him into returning left him with a sick feeling in his stomach.
Taking advantage of his silence, Bishop Va'ren returned to the discussion they had left unfinished at the restaurant.
"I don't know what you have done to make him this desperate... but it is in our favor. These developments have made our arrangement more practical. Your exposure would be much lower if we..."
"I have no interest in your plan right now."
"You haven't heard the changes."
"Not interested."
Levi disconnected.
He had no patience for another discussion about how much danger Va'ren considered acceptable on someone else's behalf.
Whatever advantage the Bishop had found in today's slaughter could wait... for now, Heliodor needed help, and Levi wasn't going to sit by and do nothing, especially when innocent people had died because of his personal conflict.
