["It wasn't easy." "It didn't feel right." Oh, please. This absolute idiot. He narrows his eyes at him, leveling him a look.]

Don't delude yourself. [Sharply.] Or have you already forgotten what I said to your teammate? I would've only kept getting in your way. Leaving me there was the best choice.

[Whatever!! He's ready to move on from this particular line of conversation.]

More importantly, what's this about changing the hearts of the public? Tell me everything that's happened since our last meeting.