"Yes, most do," Ben replied with a half-hearted nod. He wanted to add that his father wasn't like 'most parents'. He didn't want to hear that from the Minister, but apparently he was going to whether he liked it or not.
Ben frowned after a moment of thinking about that. That just might set the man off and warrant another fight or beating, which wasn't so good. "When I have to... I mean, yes," he quickly corrected himself. "I have meetings there, paperwork to file on occasion."