Lucien looked at him with an expectant smile after dropping his statement, while Axel hummed to himself with a thoughtful expression, he already found it weird that the Valkyrie or Lucien neither came to him in obvious anger, it would not have been weird for Sophia to come and beat him up, he was not a match for the Valkyrie as of now, even if he put his life on the line and fought intending to die, that's how big the difference in power was between them.
Most likely, it was Lumina who was vehement that she did not do anything to him. As for the prince, he most likely weighed pros and cons, thought it wasn't worth it in the end, considering he could be a greater asset to their goals, thinking for the far future.
A smile appeared on his face, and he said to Lucien, "Well, there might be a price in the future, but for now, there isn't anything significant that can make me change my mind, however…"