"Not to say I was born here." His smile at her widens, and it feels freeing to tell someone things they didn't need to know just for the sake of telling them.

What was there to hide, now? No more position to protect, no more people looking up to him. His only job now was to keep the eyes of the Deck open and understanding.

"No one gets here without a reason. So many people here just couldn't be anywhere else, hm?" The lilt of a question, and a smile like it's a joke.