How... unexpected. "I wouldn't go that far," he said wryly. He'd done his fair share of underhanded things. "You might confuse me for a good man." And, as much as he wanted to be, David wouldn't try to claim such an awful lie.

He had judged the boy wrong, it would seem.

The glint of dry amusement faded, leaving David calmly serious. He took in the information like he would have taken a report last year. Silent and considering, one finger tapping slowly at the kitchen counter as he thought and made connections.

It likely wasn't everything. But it was a lot, and with a lot less work than he'd anticipated needing to do.

"The Deck's been busy," was all he really had to offer at the end