[ Ah. Well, she’s right about that, and he can’t deny it.

But he glances away at the mention of close cohorts. ]

Most people under my charge are afraid of me, with good reason. I’ve never mistreated them, but the circumstances in which I gathered them were not… ideal. [ He half-shrugs. ] I do have one or two people I’m close to, though, so you’re right about that.