It's heard, but in the meantime there's food to be made and then dishes to be washed, and while chatting while doing that is possible, it's also a good way to have a knife slip. Not Avalon a third time - that's fine, he was still going to keep tabs on them and how they're doing. "Yup."

Of all the Wardens to be paired with, Archer's not bad. He's used to the man's directions by now, and at least it wasn't guessing what a stranger was going to be like. "... Not really sure what you need to know. At this point I'm pretty certain I'm here because of forcing my protege to kill me, if that helps." That's only one part of it. There's so much else. "I admit I'm curious about you, but I'm not going to pry and damage a perfectly good working relationship over a temporary pairing."