Keeping myself busy seems to keep me out of trouble, and for now that is my goal.

[Especially since someone important to him has disappeared and no one wants to give him any answers.]

Ah, but I do enjoy our arguments. Perhaps next time? [He's joking, of course, offering her a little wave as well.]

Before I go. Are you sure I cannot interest you in becoming a patron of the new business. [Another joke. This one more obviously that.]