Valdis's question, Yunxu ignored. It wasn't the purpose of the conversation, nor would it gain anything for either of them.

Instead, he watched Valdis, silent for nearly a full minute. Only when the silence became almost creepy did he speak, and his tone was cold - the voice of a man who was at the very end of his patience, and whose future actions depended entirely upon how thin the ice beneath Valdis's feet was. "I'm listening."