Jamie would not admit it out loud but ever since he'd met Ryan half a century ago, he'd been puzzled by Ryan and it didn't look like US Military would ever stop puzzling him.
He didn't know what it was that made Ryan different but he knew that there was something that set him apart from National Security and Industrial Warfare; something on which he couldn't put a finger. Ryan himself probably couldn't if asked to.
"Yeah, they've quieted down and are staying pretty quiet. For now at least."