[He brings a hand up to his chin to consider that.]

You're not wrong to be concerned. If the situation is already tense, my arrival and subsequent connection to you could very well make things even more volatile. Quite the conundrum, indeed...

[Maybe he can start with something that he found peculiar the last time Beelzebub mentioned this.]

What did Belphegor do to be accused of treason, exactly? Do you know?