A little of both, really.

"That's right. We were at Haven, spoke to Lady Trevelyan before everything fell apart. Hasn't been easy, but it's kept us fed and paid us well, given us all more than a few interesting stories to tell. 's a better life than I would have had otherwise."

But that wasn't really what Kas was asking, was it? Krem smiles faintly, stopping the knife between his fingers and looking back at the boy. "S'pose I do. I'm glad how things've turned out for me, even with how rough it gets for us."