Her assessment seems to take him out of the running rather conveniently. He wouldn't mind sticking it to him anyway, at least based on his expression, but after a moment's though, he sighs and nods. "Right. Was worth a shot."

He has seen Venus, yes, so he knows what she's talking about and smirks at the image that paints. "He'd be miserable," he says with hypothetical schadenfreude. Then he turns serious again. "Must have been someone else, then. Are your buddies still around? They're not leaving just you to patrol the Nexus now that the Fallen have moved in, have they?"