"Was he not?" Jacob noted the defensive tone, and didn't really take surprise at it. By this point, he didn't think Sherr was likely to get anywhere further with the denial and the fact it was so vehement told him what he needed to know.
"Roth was kind to me too, when it suited him." he said now. "Gifts, attention, that sort of a thing." He frowned. "Of course, the problem is when they treat you like they own you. I wanted to be OWNED after, for a long time."