"Not even remotely," Cesare replies honestly, with a small smile that he hopes is reassuring.

"My relationship with Jean-Claude can be strained at times, but I wish him no harm. And I have no interest in destroying my own faction. I have nothing to gain from that." No. He's interested in defeating a larger menace. In fact, if anything, Cesare needs Jean-Claude as an ally if it all pans out as planned.

"You can rest assured on that."