[He'd wanted to hear Myr's reaction, and when the call disconnects he frowns down at his watch, only for it to flash in his face a moment later. When Myr responds he's back to being composed. He'd needed to hide his reaction....That bastard. He'd laughed. Niles doesn't answer immediately, taking a moment to register that more than anything he's disappointed he didn't get to hear what something oh so callous sounded like from Myr's oh so holy throat.]

As a man up to my eyes in his illusions I can tell you his detail, finesse, and immersion just aren't what they used to be, banned subject material or not.

[He sighs, long and rueful.]

What I want doesn't matter, because what I expected was that you had seen L and assumed or was told I was back on the offensive.

[He sighs again but this time, short and annoyed.]

I wanted to tell you my side of the story, and I've done that. He fell, I caught him, he bled, that's it. Go congratulate him on his restraint why don't you.

[This time he hangs up.]