Yeah, exactly. Which is... not the best reason to call you back here instead of talking about it out there. [ Santa laughs weirdly. ] But I'm a private guy by nature, and I also want us to set a pattern. There's gonna be times when we really need to talk about shit that's important, and I want stepping back here to be natural. And I want it to be established as something we do, so it doesn't look suspicious.

[ He tilts his head a bit and squeezes Corrin's hand back, leaning in a little without being aware of it either. ]

Besides, I kinda like sharing a secret with you.