[He exhales slowly to steady himself, smoothing out the front of his vest with his newly-freed hand as she moves to his right, stepping back into his field of vision. When she thanks him, his brow furrows slightly, a small crease forming just between his eyes. His immediate thought is that it's wholly unnecessary, but he supposes not everyone would have had the common sense to keep private matters private.]

Of course. I would never have dreamed of doing otherwise.

[He understands, of course, that there's no way she could have known that. They both knew a few fairly personal details about one another, but... they had still been strangers. Acquaintances, at best.]

What happens behind closed doors is no one else's business. I've never been all that fond of gossip, myself.

[He looks straight ahead before he glances back towards the expanse beyond the aisle.]

You gave the impression that you came to this city when you did to make a clean start. I'll not do anything to hinder that.