I never expected you to help with it. I said as much, didn't I? Mutual tolerance or no, we're not on the same side.

[Granted, the way he'd said it probably sounded more bitter than it was. He hadn't exactly been in a mood to phrase it nicely. And it had spiraled out from there.

Knowing the cause was something, even if it didn't erase the hurt.]

If you were seeking suggestions on how to destroy Zodiark or the last of my kind, I would likewise not assist. But nor would I intervene. I assumed that was understood.