Obviously Raphael didn't feel it was a threat. Seeing as by now Raphael had managed to somewhat detach himself from the whole argument, by investigating the remains of the bottle closely. A slight chuckle at the assessment.<br/><br/>"...if you think i'm incompetent...well then you should doubly watch your words", he explained calmly before taking a sip, "I mean...you know who took an interest in me...I'll leave you to ponder the reasons why he would do so."<br/><br/>The final question raised an eyebrow.<br/><br/>"No. I think they are all valid. I have high respect for your talents and, by extension, concerns." He shrugged and put the bottle down. "And that...in essence is where you rub me the wrong way: You don't. From what I heard from you so far everything you didn't agree with was either ridiculous or in my case incompetent."<br/><br/>Leaning back, Raphael took a closer look at Lucius. The man seemed used to this kind of work. Yeah he did respect the man and he really didn't want to keep him from using that sharp wit of his as he probably was better in this line of work than Raphael would ever be.<br/><br/>"If it helps you ignore the drunk priest that disagreed with you: I will confess a certain bias against your...cult. That said I pulled out of the conversation, trusting you will lead the group to find the best option. So...make of that what you will."