He takes it in the spirit it's presumably meant, and nods as Marcus before he says: "In this world where we've won a war and avoided restarting a second, we're going to need to start building up some currently tenuous alliances, here and further afield. Presumably prioritizing a list, seeing who is near one another if we're to be launching a charm offensive in person." A mild smile. "Maybe tote up who owes us favors, just for reference."

It can hardly be surprising that the first point of order for Julius is relationships and resources in the form of people, given how his mind works. But he glances back, as if passing a ball.