"Indeed they do," Nida answered. Smart kid. And in a way that made him half sad, though he didn't let the smile fade. Not smiling would help no one here.

The man crossed his arms over his chest mostly to keep himself from mentioning of course he had and being snappy about it. It's not fair to so do.

"I've got very sharp eyes, and even sharper ears. I knew from the first day. But you didn't seem to mean any harm, so I let it go. But clearly something's changed, as you noted. What's up?"