"What about your Fisher? Now that he's back, are you planning to rely just on bickering to compete with Phoenix over him, waiting for her to get mad and drive you away?"
"Business is business, Valentina won't blur the lines."
"..." After a moment of silence, Pahetz sighed, his tone lowering, "Alright, Alagina, I understand. I don't really have any issues with that Phoenix. You know, she's done quite well recently. She hasn't targeted you or us because of you and Fisher's situation, it's just..."
The Cardinal of Destiny seemed to have heard the noise inside. He stopped alongside Fisher, while Emhardt, who heard nothing, glanced at them perplexedly, just about to speak when Fisher stopped him.
Inside, Pahetz's hesitant voice continued uninterrupted,
"It's just that we can't live like we used to, Alagina."
"..."
