[he very briefly considers simply avoiding the question, steering the conversation into a discussion of Midgardian idioms and bypassing that whole issue altogether - but he is a little genuinely touched that Bruce asked so instead he bobs his head in an approximation of a nod and looks down at his book]
I believe so. [said quietly, and then he glances up again, speaking more lightly to avoid betraying the uncertainty he feels] I trust the prior arrangements remain... unchanged?