I don't need your forgiveness!! The audacity of thinking your precious reputation is more important than keeping this city safe!! You nobles are so self-centered!

[He hangs up, regretting that this isn't an old-fashioned phone with a separate speaker he can slam down. Maribelle will be even more angry than she already was for not being given a chance to respond, but things would only escalate further, and he said what he needed to say!!

Is he going to stick to his opinion? Or will he feel bad later? Or is he going to learn the hard way that both things can be important? Stay tuned...]