[There, that does make him grin - all crooked and wolfish and hidden behind the lip of his cup as he takes a drink of that heavy spiced wine.]

Absolutely nothing. At this point, I believe it might be best if our friend simply disappeared. Too much talk around the whole matter would eventually find its way to the wrong ear.

[Put him in at the bottom of a dark hole and forget about him entirely.]

Though I suspect that can only happen once he's been made entirely irrelevant. --How close would you say?