Keeping me in the dark now? That's too bad. I'll find out eventually.

[A slight shrug, though his expression grows darker.] Haven't been paying attention to the trolls all too much. And really, I don't have any parents. Not in the usual sense.

[And then back to grinning as if nothing happened.] It's my job, actually. Doing things like this. I wouldn't expect you to understand, so, if you're not going to explain what pale and flushed feelings are, I won't explain why this is all strictly business for me.