Leonel was more than a little bit pleasantly surprised. Although it was unfortunate that he had allowed himself to be caught for Noah's sake, there wasn't much he could do to change that. It wasn't like Noah could snap out of it in front of Vivak and tell him to run. If that happened, they would have both been screwed.
That aside, this wasn't the end of the world either. If he could take proper advantage of the Godlen family, he could likely advance faster than if he was on his own anyway. In a way, being here was much safer than just being out and about in the wider world.
At least here, Vivak and experts like him could be used as a buffer while Leonel worked in the background to improve his position.
"That's a relief. It seems I thought too much, it's good you're doing fine."
Noah smiled a bit bitterly when he heard this. He was doing fine, but Jessica…
