[ See, now if you brought it up, Break would absolutely say never trust Jacks. But alas. Instead, that question gets Break to laugh with more humor. ]

Oh, absolutely. Gilbert is my protégé, more or less.

[ It's a bit complicated, but getting into the world of Pandora Hearts (implied) politics is a bit outside of the scope of this discussion. ]

It's not ideal, since playing by their rules doesn't sit that well with me, but there's little other choice at the moment. If another way to secure an exit presents itself, we'll take that. But for now, taking advantage of their poorly written rules seems like the most advantageous.