[ Hmph. It doesn't surprise him. Verdoni's own advice for him had been a place to start, but it was not very helpful in the scheme of things. Levi's not sure he will keep excusing these brush-offs for much longer. ]

No kidding. I've got half a mind to think we'll need to hone our magic just for the sake of digging up their dirt. [ He doesn't know enough about other ranks to call the Bishop class to mind yet... but that's in the vein of this digging. ] Did anybody else give you any better ideas?