"Huh.. Wha?" The supposed traitor lifted his head off the desk and waited for his vision to unblur. When he saw Tamotsu and Luka, he just stared at them wondering what this was all about. "...What do you two want?" He asked them, as if he hadn't done anything wrong at all.

"...Hi! We're here to ask you some questions... Okay, fuck it. Truth: we're here to interrogate you. Spill everything you've got on the Shades. We know you're affiliated with them." Luka said rather bluntly, the old man burying his head in the desk again boredly.

"I'd rather you just leave, otherwise the ensuing battle will wreck my beautiful home," The old guy murmured, looking up at Tamotsu and Luka once more, "They're using me. This collar I have on..." He said, pulling his shirt's collar down to reveal a runed collar. "Prevents me from using magic. Don't try to help me, and don't seek the Shades anymore. Fortunately for you two, the man tasked with my arrest and manipulation is none other than 'Kuro Shade' - he doesn't like to kill without absolute reason to. I can assure you he can hear or see us at the moment, so I would like you to leave before unnecessary blood is shed."

Luka raised an eyebrow and looked at Tamotsu, then her eyes darted around the room trying to find spy holes, cameras, anything. "If what you say is true, we've got one hell of a Guns Mage to fight. It's my duty as an Enforcer to take him into custody, or take him down. As for you - I'm not convinced you're on our side, so you're not walking away either."

"I'm acting so casually because there's no way out of this. I've tried to run, don't you see? We're all in Kuro's web right now..." The ex-councilor sighed. "But if you leave, all should be well. If you try to free me, or refuse to leave, I can't promise you will leave here in one piece."