He couldn't believe what he was hearing. For a long moment he just stared, too taken aback by Julien's words to remember he was supposed to be afraid of him.

It was that cold and calculating part of him, he realized. The same part of him that had led to Proud's death. Realizing that made him feel sick, which made him resent Julien for pointing it out. Ravi's own natural non-Echoed stubbornness kicked in and kept him from reacting how he probably should have.

Instead, he lashed out, fighting back against Julien's accusation. "No, you idiot, because I am your friend. Or I thought I was. Apparently not, because who fucking asks a friend something like that?"