Oh? Very well. [ he sounds vaguely amused ] I am quite willing to keep things civil as long as the same stipulation extends to you. But I imagine I have already made my point. [ maybe his little trick the other week worked or maybe it didn't, but if the man's been talking to Karsa, by now he's certainly had a firsthand witness report of Arche's capabilities. Good enough. ]

Your willingness to reconsider past positions is certainly admirable. [ and then he goes on dryly: ] I will look forward to assisting future ventures to remove our collective nuisance from your homeland.