[WV blanches at this (more accurately, the soft places around his eyes go a slightly more pallid shade of charcoal-gray), but doesn't let go of PM's hand, and takes care to not let anything show on his face. Cain would perhaps be almost proud of him.]
A-ah. I... I see. Er, that was very amicable of the remainder. [struggling to think of something positive, he quickly adds:] They certainly proved their friendship to you in the end, despite your inauspicious beginnings.