There weren't a lot of people that Levi was comfortable bringing his idea to initially. If the wrong people got the wrong idea about it, things could get ugly. It would take someone fair, impartial and able to look past their prejudices. Someone wise able to keep a clear head in all of this.

Or, someone like James Thornton, who looked like they weren't doing anything too important at that moment.

"Hey, Hop Along Cassidy," Levi called out. "Got time for seven minutes in conference room heaven?"