"You've a point, there... but an argument was not what I was trying to achieve in saying those things. I'm merely saying you've made a mistake... one you will likely come to regret." He paused. "Tell me something. Do you trust Nelabasis? Do you have any resentment at all for what he's done in exchange for granting your wish--however important it may have been to you?"
Lyon really didn't have any intention of working with this boy. The two were very different in their beliefs... and Lyon hadn't been lying when he said that allies just get in the way and make things complicated earlier. However, his answer to that question would decide everything for him. Maybe if he understood what Lyon did about Nelabasis, the two could find some common ground to work on. Otherwise...