[ For a moment, Sylvain just gives him a wry look, because there's only one problem with that argument. ]

You say that like I've lived to see what comes after. [ He hasn't, not yet. And might never get to, in Claude's world. Hell, maybe not even in his own, what does he know?

Which just makes him sigh and rake fingers through his already-tousled hair in agitation. ] Maybe you're right. I mean I was intending to help with Libertas anyway. That I'm more than aware of the aftermath of. I'm just not sure that's going to be enough, especially if you think they're keeping secrets from us. Then again, that's nothing new. I guessed that on day one.