[As far as Hythlodaeus concerned, no news is good news. He knows for an absolute fact that if he had brought ruin to their relationship, his schemes, that he would have been made well aware.]

[And there was no discernible difference in the narrative, so...]

Very well. I shall accept my consequences. Even if this be this the first of many, I shall accept it with grace. Or indignation. Whatever you prefer.

[He gives him a shining smile]

Closing statements, sir?