[ No, he's just being upfront here. The truth is bound to come out sooner or later. ]

Ally? Who would you be referring to?

[ Unwilling to yield any easy answers, he's partially being obtuse about the matter, and partially because he's more interested in whatever is tearing at Cyno from the inside-out? The real answer is that Tartaglia is currently irrelevant to the Sumeru Archon Quest, and thus can only speak very vaguely on the matter. Fun stuff. ]

I wonder what make you say something like that. [ That's a bit of a reach, but then again, Tartaglia is always playing things off like he's oblivious. He won't protest the point? ] Snooping around where you don't belong? I had a feeling you'd be biased, but to think your grudge for those I keep company with ran that deep...