continued from this. [A sigh and he reaches in for another sugar cube, popping it into his mouth and giving a hum.]
You act as if you have a choice in the matter.
[There really wasn't much to say but truth be told, he was in a bind. If Light decided to leave on his own, L was quite stuck. He needed to supervise Beyond and he needed to supervise Light. There is a third option though, he could force the handcuff chain lingering in his backpack on Light once again.
... He really did not want to stoop to that though.
Yet, the course this conversation was taking -- it was a 50/50 chance he'd have to do so.]