Liliana's own pride was smarting here. They couldn't have done it without you, Ignis? While that was certainly true enough, let's not forget that they would have all died several times over if she hadn't been there as well. It seemed like a little 'we couldn't have done it without you, Liliana' was also due.

"Yes, it was quite lucky that the only lead you could chase down brought you to my home and my paramour," she purred. "You never did say why your contact stopped talking to you, Jace. What happened?"