[His blue eyes flicked up to regard Ragna, corner of his lip threatening to twitch upwards at the reply. So not about the job then. He supposed there was perhaps a little guilt about him and Jinx heading out to save Ragna and being so woefully unsuccessful. If only he had been then what he was now. No, he would make the most of it for as long as he could feel this good and productive.]

Careful, boy, you may give the impression that you care about me. That will ruin your standoffish bad boy reputation. [He nodded his head at the mention of his daughter. He had had to fix her hair, which could have ended in further tragedy given his lack of hair dressing experience.] Indeed, she will recover, but don't pull a stunt like that again.

[With both Ragna and himself here, she would recover. Her family would keep things steady up until the time when that idiot boy abandoned her again and then (oh and then) he planned on closing ranks with this brute standing in his office and making full use of the man's destructive capabilities. Until then, he had other priorities to contend with.

He stood up straight again, folding his hands behind his back as he stared at the map.]

Indeed, they had to make sacrifices to prevent their own people being eaten. [Such a sad tale! Anyway.] I was considering the value of buying that island. Land outside of Aldrip is not something I have pursued yet. It seems a reasonable play.