[Ah. The clever sort, too - good, good. He's already noting details that he's happy to see in a young thief, and he's noting the faint traces of alarm.

Off balance...or perhaps a past bad experience with people offering generosity at first? Too early to tell, but -

Well, continuing to be friendly won't hurt for now. With a laugh, he decides to answer Therion's unasked question.]

Well, I've had to do things in my past that aren't exactly good to bring up in...polite company, shall we say. More than that, I'd expected a visit from you, to be quite honest. After all, I did lay the bait during the paintball matches.

[His grin...Turns a little sharper, a little bit more...like a spider's, in a sense, as his tone takes the cadence of a teacher.]

First lesson - always properly scope out your targets before hitting them. Especially when it's more than likely that they baited you out with the right things said in public.