[Ha ha ha, we have fun here, agrees Desidério's tight lipped smile, there and gone in a flash. For here are a few more stairs to climb. He trots up these and leads the way around a bend in the corridor while saying,]

I'm under the impression he has an interest in the business. I'd say more but I don't actually know who you are, and you sound like a Vint.

[A flicked glanced backward. See, he's funny too.]