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Tomeu was nervous, it wasn't a question of whether Ashan could survive his encounter with Joseph, it wasn't a question of whether he could escape the situation without a conflict, it was a question of whether Ashan was priceless. If he controlled him he could sell him as information to the council for a price, if he revealed the secret of the phylactelia that would be worth billions, but even his body, so rare, so special could be worth much more than all of the above.