[ Ah. Well, consider him surprised, but delightfully so. Just because of the tenor of their conversations so far, he had assumed a level of what Sebastian would call rectitude. It was nothing meant negatively and was more in the realm of casual observation of how Sebastian tended to categorize the people he met… But he certainly would not have guessed that this sort of topic would be spoken of with amusement. ]

…My, my! It does sound it. [ Sebastian’s tone also carries amusement and just a hint of delight. It’s a rare thing indeed to stumble across such understanding, at least in his experience. ] Well, I do understand it. My work tended to send me on more… individual pursuits, shall we say? There are no heroes amongst thieves and sinners, that sort of thing. But when push came to shove, I could hardly call myself merciful.