The fact is that both of their approaches have their own merits, that sometimes one or the other is required, and sometimes a balance of both is necessary. Near had seen the wisdom in that when he'd been as young as thirteen, but seeing the wisdom and putting it into practice are different things. The case had only gradually proven that even further. Neither one of them would have come as far as they had without the other.

Near almost rolls his eyes as the defensiveness. Instead, he just unwinds his fingers from his hair.

"I'm not keeping you." He pulls more cards from the deck and resumes building. The additional information he'd provided had been for Mello to use as he sees fit, in order to proceed in the most intelligent manner as he'd just said. If Mello fails to see that, it's his own problem. "And as you've pointed out already, you are the expert in this area."