"I'm fine, [i]Signor[/i] Howeland. I'm perfectly fine! You don't have to worry about me" Arlia answered somewhat hastily, taken aback by how emotional Nigel sounded, which only served to make herself look even more suspicious. A tiny part of her wanted that concern Nigel was showing her, along with something more. She felt her entire body shudder as she imagined how her 'family' would react to the utter failure of their joint operation. She didn't know how Nigel worked with his organization, but the Medicis frowned on failures, especially if it involved one of their [i]capos[/i]. She could still recall how her father punished her when she made her first failure years ago, how even her fellow [i]capos[/i] would 'treat' her and the lingering trauma left behind. "I'm merely disappointed for our failure in this joint operation. This is... most unfortunate."