"I wasn't aware that he'd left, but I commend him for making his own life choices." Really, he's impressed; that is not news he was anticipating, and he makes a mental note to congratulate Gavin later.

"Ah, so you are related to your Keeper. That must be difficult. Not a position I ever envy a person." The smile he wears is wry, his brow raised just so. He has little else to openly state on the matter, nothing he wishes to give away in any case.

"I welcome it, really. By your lead, madame."