"Yes, well. That hardly makes them less or a coward, or an idiot. I could have easily accomplished the same with anyone else and made it appear much less...apparent to my end goal." He said, turning to look at Elisha as he frowned a little more. Intrigue was, he was told, a bit of his bread and butter. Very few others kept up with Hadyn at times, but mostly because he could lean in on his brother and Elisha's people to help when he needed it.

It would...not be the same if he took Jack. But then, he was basically the Jack. Elani hardly had the stomach for the more nitty-gritty things, and after his challenge to the Clubs? Catherine had reluctantly and silently just shifted some things in his direction. She hardly trusted him, and his gentlemanly agreement with Catherine was over two decades old now. "She sees it fit to let me deal with some of the dirtier parts of the job." He pursed his lips, looking back toward the doors leading into the Castle. "If....you don't feel ready to retire, maybe I should. I could no more stand to lose you...to this...insanity than one of my children. Ty, Sarah...Carlos. Heh. If I thought the fool capable of it, I'd blame this all on Felipe Sanchez, but alas- he's too much of a coward and an idiot."