It's never quite that simple. [but he doesn't push his point; after all, he believes he's made it quite clear. certainly clear enough for kurapika to have internalised it, judging from the visible struggle.

good. shibusen was stagnating -- he'd seen the signs a million times before -- and qilby knew that he'd have to have people who were dissatisfied with that if he was ever to have a hope of seeing his own goals accomplished. he just couldn't do it alone.

his tone's light and conversational but pointedly-so, as if he's just trying to be sensitive to kurapika's mood.] And no-- not so much, I should think. I'll do what I can, but this body's seen its fair share of one war already. I'm not sure it'll be able to see a second one through.