The praise meant something, and he hoped she meant it. There were days he wasn't certain of it, but other days when he could feel it more, and this was one of those where it seemed obvious to him, that yes - he had things to offer, friendships that would matter to people.
He listened, considering. He could see how Jamie might not have known, and how Hannah might have thought he would, because it was a strange thing to think about, really, and it was difficult to wrap his mind around. And he'd gotten it, and even when he'd passed it on to Si as his secret santa, he'd really only given him a piece of it. He knew more, but it had felt obvious to him that it was Hannah's thing to say to her brother at the time, and he could understand that anger. Really, he could understand it well, because it was so difficult for him to say things.
He turned the cup in his hand, there wasn't much of it left and he was trying to decide if he wanted to add a cup of wine to the evening or not, but right now he didn't finish it. It was possible Jamie hadn't understood how dangerous it was, he didn't really know how much Jamie knew about the companies, or any of it, and he frowned. "I agree completely," he told her softly. "I didn't even tell Si all of it, when I knew, becauseā¦ it seemed like that should be something you should say, and decide. And it can be difficult to talk to someone when they don't know, I get that -" he'd had more than a few conversations with Theodore where he'd talked around a lot, after all " - but I'm so sorry. Have you told him how you feel?" He chewed on his lower lip for a moment. "Do you think it's bad this person knows? Will it cause you problems?"