No problem. [He starts a smile, but it fades a little at the continuation of this particular discussion. He doesn't want to get in between Meg and Ellen. He really doesn't want to get between Ellen and Gabriel. Damn it.]

I suspect that's just his past experiences with hunters talking. Perhaps I flatter myself, but I think you and I have a reasonably good rapport at the moment. [He's not worried about Ellen attacking him. Not unless the Cape does something screwy to one or both of them.]