[ Five narrows his eyes when he laughs and calls him impatient, but holds his tongue when he refills his cup. Smiles. He can already feel a buzz from what he already had, so he should pace himself. Especially after what happened the last time he overdid it.

He picks it up and takes a drink. ]

This isn't Ephes. We don't have the luxury of time to work our way up the ladder. [ It's almost a shame they didn't take Alir with them. A shapeshifting demon would have come in handy, even if he was hard to keep fed. He considers their other options to fast track this that don't involve kidnapping and torture. ]

...We know they have a reason to hold a grudge against Matthias taking over. Say that's who you got it from and maybe that'll get you a meeting.